# Amputations at Southeast Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20181111437` · 11/6/2018 · CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
## 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:** Southeast Hospital
- **Location:** 1701 Lacy St., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 63701
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a mechanical vegetable slicer to cut squash. Her left hand slipped during the process resulting in the amputation of her left middle fingertip.

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