# Amputations at Saint Louis University
> OSHA SIR `20181010515` · 10/11/2018 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Furniture, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint Louis University
- **Location:** DuBourg Hall, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of furniture. As he was setting down the piece, his middle finger was smashed beneath the furniture, resulting in a partial surgical amputation.

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