# Amputations at Kone Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2016087897` · 8/23/2016 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Kone Elevator
- **Location:** 138-35 39th Avenue, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11354
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing steel beams inside of an elevator shaft, an employee's left thumb was caught between two steel beam columns, amputating the tip.

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