# Amputations at Edwin L. Heim Company
> OSHA SIR `20221210495` · 12/2/2022 · SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Edwin L. Heim Company
- **Location:** 208 Dykeman Rd, SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17257
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a cordless drill to screw sheet metal overhead when his glove got caught on the drill bit, resulting in a partial amputation to his left index finger at the first knuckle.

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