# Amputations at Walsh Glass and Metal Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108748` · 10/5/2022 · JAMAICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Windows, openings
- **Secondary source:** Windows, openings
## Employer
- **Name:** Walsh Glass and Metal Inc.
- **Location:** 92-33 Guy R Brewer Blvd, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11433
- **NAICS:** 238150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were on a two-point suspension scaffold outside a building, installing windows. One of them was holding a window on its jamb as it was slid into place to connect it to another. His right middle finger was caught between the two windows and amputated.

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