# Amputations at Sanford USD Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2021097740` · 9/9/2021 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sanford USD Medical Center
- **Location:** 1305 West 18th Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57117
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pair of scissors to open a bag containing an ink cartridge for his printer. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle fingertip without damage to the fingernail.

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