# Amputations at Cianbro
> OSHA SIR `2017065395` · 6/13/2017 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Sheet metal
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Cianbro
- **Location:** 19 Bridge Street, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 3-foot pry bar to lift a 3/8-inch piece of sheet of metal to remove the 3/4-inch wooden support blocks from underneath. The 3-foot pry bar slipped while the employee was removing the 3/4-inch wooden block, allowing the sheet metal to drop onto and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.

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