# Amputations at Welsbach Electric
> OSHA SIR `2015118443` · 11/9/2015 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Welsbach Electric
- **Location:** West Side Highway and Houston Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10012
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a manhole cover using a handheld hook. The cover slipped off the hook. The employee tried to catch it and amputated his left middle finger.

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