# Amputations at Hoffmaster Group Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019054791` · 5/10/2019 · OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Hoffmaster Group Inc
- **Location:** 2920 North Main Street, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54901
- **NAICS:** 322231
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee wearing cut resistant gloves was utilizing a retractable knife when the knife slipped resulting in a partial amputation to the left thumb.

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