# Amputations at The University of Chicago
> OSHA SIR `2015042105` · 4/18/2015 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The University of Chicago
- **Location:** 6053 Blackstone Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60637
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger when a wedge was being inserted between two flanges using a chain fall to secure an opening on a gas line gasket and the top flange slammed down onto the employee's finger after the chain fall gave way.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*