# Amputations at Metropolitan Opera House
> OSHA SIR `2023054319` · 5/15/2023 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metropolitan Opera House
- **Location:** 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10023
- **NAICS:** 711110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a J-bar to guide steel scenery over two ratchet straps. The J-bar snapped back and struck the employee's right little finger, amputating the tip.

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