# Amputations at Cobalt Boats LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087143` · 8/3/2016 · NEODESHA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Cobalt Boats LLC
- **Location:** 1715 N 8th St, NEODESHA, KANSAS, 66757
- **NAICS:** 336612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 8/3/2016, at 1:00 p.m., an employee was holding a boat board with her left hand and using a utility knife to cut it. She slipped and partially amputated her left thumb, requiring stitches.

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