# Amputations at Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
> OSHA SIR `2018032501` · 3/13/2018 · ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bottles, jugs, flasks
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
- **Location:** 2215 FULLER ROAD, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, 48105
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was loading a nitrogen bottle onto a cart. The bottle fell and crushed the employee's finger resulting in amputation.

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