# Amputations involving bone loss at Alvernia University
> OSHA SIR `2024021541` · 2/19/2024 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Gymnasium and exercise equipment
- **Secondary source:** Student
## Employer
- **Name:** Alvernia University
- **Location:** 400 Saint Bernardine Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19607
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a student athlete with weight lifting when a dumbbell slipped from the athlete's hand. The employee attempted to stop the dumbbell from falling and it crushed their finger, resulting in medical amputation.

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