# Amputations at ASCENSION INDUSTRIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021386` · 2/11/2017 · NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ASCENSION INDUSTRIES INC.
- **Location:** 1254 ERIE AVENUE, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14120
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crane to lower a 3-inch plate onto support boards. He was down on one knee while positioning the plate and operating the crane when he lost his balance and slipped. As he put his hand out to brace the fall, it was caught between the motor plate and a pallet. His left middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

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