# Amputations at Kohler Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020077132` · 7/29/2020 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Kohler Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 176 COCHRAN ROAD, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35824
- **NAICS:** 326191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After working on a computer server, an employee was replacing a steel beam guard. The beam dropped on his right ring finger causing a partial amputation to the fingertip without bone loss.

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