# Amputations at Hearth and Home Technology Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016075945` · 7/1/2016 · KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** Hearth and Home Technology Inc
- **Location:** 9747 Commerce Circle, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting racking. The grate slipped and smashed a finger resulting in the amputation of a fingertip on the left hand.

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