# Amputations at Insulation Materials Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019021318` · 2/5/2019 · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Insulation Materials Corporation
- **Location:** 700 Metuchen Rd, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using shears when his hand got close to the shears, resulting in a finger amputation.

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