# Amputations at Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020054750` · 5/21/2020 · MASSENA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- **Location:** SLSDC Maintenance Bldg., MASSENA, NEW YORK, 13662
- **NAICS:** 483111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hoisting a steel plate. The employee's fingers were caught between the plate and another surface, causing amputation of the right little finger at the first knuckle.

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