# Amputations at AMERITOOL MANUFACTURING INC
> OSHA SIR `2021032626` · 3/29/2021 · CENTRAL SQUARE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERITOOL MANUFACTURING INC
- **Location:** 64 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, CENTRAL SQUARE, NEW YORK, 13036
- **NAICS:** 332611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was charging a gas spring to pressure when the gas spring blew apart, injuring his right hand, left hand, and abdomen. The employee suffered the amputation of three fingers on his right hand and was hospitalized.

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