# Amputations at Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010398` · 10/8/2018 · PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc.
- **Location:** 15 Ridge Road, PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT, 06260
- **NAICS:** 453210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 8, 2018, an employee was using a knife to cut a conveyor belt. The knife slipped off the straight edge and cut off the skin on the tip of the employee's thumb.

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