# Amputations at Motion Industries
> OSHA SIR `2016099255` · 9/28/2016 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Motion Industries
- **Location:** 1605 Alton Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35210
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taping a pipe and using a utility knife when the knife lacerated his left ring finger.

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