# Amputations at Turner Industries Group
> OSHA SIR `2016065700` · 6/25/2016 · GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Turner Industries Group
- **Location:** 5525 Highway 3115, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a man-hole cover with his hand when it fell and struck his right 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*