# Amputations at Amazon.com, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032841` · 3/30/2023 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** 401 E Laraway Rd, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60433
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 30, 2023, an employee was walking to their workstation at the beginning of their shift and bent over to grab a piece of debris off the floor. They lost their balance and reached out to grab onto a product cage as they were falling. Their finger was caught in the cage, resulting in 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*