# Amputations at SCA Tissue North America
> OSHA SIR `2016099066` · 9/25/2016 · SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** SCA Tissue North America
- **Location:** 1 River Street, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK, 12803
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an operational problem with a bander when she tripped on a box on the floor and fell. Her hand then entered a moving timing chain and sprocket assembly, partially amputating her right middle fingertip. The machine was energized and the guard was removed at the time.

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