# Amputations at Howden Roots Compressor
> OSHA SIR `2019077102` · 7/13/2019 · SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Howden Roots Compressor
- **Location:** Keystone Generating Station, SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15774
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an air compressor when a steel plate fell on his hand/fingers. The steel plate crushed his finger and he sustained an amputation injury.

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