# Amputations at Mass General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016032182` · 3/12/2016 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** Mass General Hospital
- **Location:** 55 Fruit Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an overhead light in the emergency room when the cover collapsed on his right thumb. The cover cut through the employee's glove and amputated his right thumb tip.

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