# Amputations at Red Thread Spaces
> OSHA SIR `20190910214` · 9/30/2019 · CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors-wall-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Red Thread Spaces
- **Location:** 100 Binney Street, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02142
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting co-workers with installing a 5x10-foot glass whiteboard. The employee's fingertip was amputated by a sharp piece of metal backing that was on the whiteboard.

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