# Amputations at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
> OSHA SIR `2020054152` · 5/4/2020 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
- **Location:** Compton Hall, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63130
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a dock leveler plate when the plate dropped, causing a fingertip amputation.

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