# Amputations at Engie Georgetown University
> OSHA SIR `2021075825` · 7/16/2021 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Engie Georgetown University
- **Location:** Georgetown Law Center, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20057
- **NAICS:** 486910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it shifted, pinching the employee's little finger against the overhead water pipes and steel support braces. The finger was severely lacerated, resulting in an amputation below the knuckle.

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