# Amputations at Duane Reade
> OSHA SIR `2016065655` · 6/24/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Duane Reade
- **Location:** 2522 Broadway, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10025
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a hand tool that was lodged in the baler crush plate and baler wall. When the jammed hand tool came loose, it struck the employee's left index finger, amputating the fingertip.

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