# Amputations at Astoria Generating Company, LP
> OSHA SIR `2017021607` · 2/17/2017 · ASTORIA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vises, clamps
- **Secondary source:** Benches, workbenches, saw horses
## Employer
- **Name:** Astoria Generating Company, LP
- **Location:** 18-01 20th Avenue, ASTORIA, NEW YORK, 11105
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While fabricating a metal bench, an employee placed a metal clamp on top of the bench. The clamp was not secured and fell on the employee's right thumb, amputating the tip.

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