# Amputations at Central Houseware Inc
> OSHA SIR `20171212238` · 12/27/2017 · SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Stone, marble, granite slabs
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Houseware Inc
- **Location:** 1503 Schofield Ave, SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN, 54476
- **NAICS:** 423910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were pulling slate pieces (weighing 150 to 225 pounds) from a shipping crate that was stacked on another crate. The employees removed the side of the crate to remove the slate pieces. As they were removing a piece, it shifted and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger, amputating half an inch of the fingertip.

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