# Amputations at Hallmark Cards Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021681` · 2/22/2023 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## 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:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Hallmark Cards Inc.
- **Location:** 2501 McGee, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64108
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a precision knife to cut medium-weight paper while using a ruler. The knife jumped the ruler and her left index finger was lacerated, resulting in a partial amputation.

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