# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. at Highlands Behavioral Health
> OSHA SIR `2022021696` · 2/22/2022 · LITTLETON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Highlands Behavioral Health
- **Location:** 8565 Poplar Way, LITTLETON, COLORADO, 80130
- **NAICS:** 623220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A patient bit off part of an employee's ear, resulting in a tear that required surgery.

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