# Amputations at Eaton B-Line
> OSHA SIR `2016064964` · 6/6/2016 · HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Eaton B-Line
- **Location:** 509 W. Monroe, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS, 62249
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to wrap parts in cardboard when the knife slipped and amputated the middle fingertip.

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