# Amputations at OBERLIN COLLEGE
> OSHA SIR `2016098469` · 9/7/2016 · OBERLIN, OHIO
## 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:** OBERLIN COLLEGE
- **Location:** 64 East College Street, OBERLIN, OHIO, 44074
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 7, 2016, at approximately 12:05 p.m., an employee was lifting a manhole lid when it slipped and pinched his finger between the cover and manhole opening, amputating his right middle fingertip.

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