# Amputations at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
> OSHA SIR `2022075975` · 7/9/2022 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
- **Location:** 5501 Old York Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19141
- **NAICS:** 621491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working at the nurse's station. While helping a co-worker escort a patient back to their room, the patient grabbed the injured employee's left hand and bit off their left ring fingertip.

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