# Amputations at NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016054142` · 5/12/2016 · PARIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
- **Location:** 2277 S. MAIN ST., PARIS, ILLINOIS, 61944
- **NAICS:** 336321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a pocket knife to open a box. When he closed his pocket knife, he amputated his right-hand middle fingertip.

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