# Frostbite at Sam Service
> OSHA SIR `2024054655` · 5/28/2024 · SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Frostbite
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Dry ice
- **Secondary source:** Gloves, handguards  except disposable, electric insulating
## Employer
- **Name:** Sam Service
- **Location:** 504 Sharpton Rd, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was injured after working with dry ice while wearing the gloves that were not suited to the task. He was hospitalized on May 29, 2024, and had three fingertips amputated.

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