# Amputations at Sylvania Community Services
> OSHA SIR `2023010863` · 1/27/2023 · SYLVANIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Snowblowers
## Employer
- **Name:** Sylvania Community Services
- **Location:** 7140 West Sylvania Avenue, SYLVANIA, OHIO, 43560
- **NAICS:** 624120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a snow thrower to clear snow from company property when their left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation of the ring finger from the nailbed up and fractures to three fingers.

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