# Amputations at Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless
> OSHA SIR `2022087664` · 8/29/2022 · ALBANY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
- **Source:** Other client or customer
- **Secondary source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless
- **Location:** 315 Sheridan Ave., ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12210
- **NAICS:** 624210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A homeless shelter client attacked an employee with two machetes after being asked to leave. The attack caused amputations to all four of the employee's limbs. The employee was hospitalized and their limbs were reattached.

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