# Amputations at Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2022043732` · 4/30/2022 · PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated
- **Location:** 100 Hammersmith Drive, PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17963
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a step stool to reach an item on a shelf. The employee grabbed the shelf with their left hand and the item with their right hand. The step stool slid out from under the employee and their wedding band got caught on the shelf. The employee's ring finger was degloved and had to be medically amputated.

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