# Amputations at Allegheny General Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017043122` · 4/6/2017 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Beverage heating and percolating equipment and  appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny General Hospital
- **Location:** 320 East North Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15212
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 6, 2017, an employee was cleaning the coffee grinder of an espresso machine when a door to the machine's hopper opened. As the employee was attempting to close the door, he made contact with the hopper and the piston came down, amputating his right index finger between the base of his fingernail and the first knuckle joint.

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