# Amputations at IMTT-GEISMAR
> OSHA SIR `2016021749` · 2/26/2016 · GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** IMTT-GEISMAR
- **Location:** 8112 HWY 75, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing loose, serrated, expanded metal grating. When he lifted a piece of grating, his middle fingertip was caught between the top piece of grating he was moving and another portion of grating. His fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

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