# Amputations at Matheny Medical and Educational Center
> OSHA SIR `20221110189` · 11/19/2022 · PEAPACK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Matheny Medical and Educational Center
- **Location:** 65 Highland Avenue, PEAPACK, NEW JERSEY, 07977
- **NAICS:** 623990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was administering a respiratory treatment to a patient when the patient bit the employee's finger, resulting in the amputation of the right middle fingertip.

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