# Amputations at HY-VEE
> OSHA SIR `2019010547` · 1/16/2019 · BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fire extinguishers
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** HY-VEE
- **Location:** 625 W US 40 HWY, BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI, 64014
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while mopping floors. A fire extinguisher was knocked off the wall and landed on his right index finger, causing an amputation up to the first knuckle.

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