# Amputations at USDA -Agricultural Research Services
> OSHA SIR `2022097989` · 9/8/2022 · LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA -Agricultural Research Services
- **Location:** 2995 Knox St., LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, 88003
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking up the main stairwell while carrying a 12-volt battery. The employee tripped and broke his fall with his left hand, and the battery landed on his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

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