# Amputations at Multisorb, Filtration Group
> OSHA SIR `2023087045` · 8/3/2023 · BUFFALO, 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:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Multisorb, Filtration Group
- **Location:** 325 Harlem Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14224
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a razor knife to open a box of flanges for processing when they cut their left ring or index finger. A fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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