# Amputations at CERNER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016088234` · 8/31/2016 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Ceramic or stone tiles-drain, roof, multipurpose
## Employer
- **Name:** CERNER CORPORATION
- **Location:** 3200 Rockcreek Parkway, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64117
- **NAICS:** 519190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about August 31, 2016, an employee working in KC-3 maneuvered a floor tile. The floor tile slipped and contacted the employees fingertip between the edge of the tile and the floor opening. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right middle finger.

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