# Amputations at Sabic
> OSHA SIR `20191111737` · 11/11/2019 · BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sabic
- **Location:** 3531 Port and Habor, BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, 39520
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a clogged box tipper screen that weighed 45 pounds. As the employee removed the broom handle that held the screen up, the raised screen fell and crushed the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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