# Amputations at KJ Electric Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022054481` · 5/23/2022 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** KJ Electric Inc
- **Location:** 5894 E Malloy Rd, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13211
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a rotor that was lifted by a crane. As the rotor was lowered into a motor, the tip of the employee's right thumb was crushed between the rotor and the motor, resulting in partial amputation of the bone.

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