# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Verizon NY
> OSHA SIR `2024065062` · 6/7/2024 · SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon NY
- **Location:** Intersection of Ovid St and Bayard St, SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK, 13148
- **NAICS:** 517312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a manhole cover in place. It caught the employee's right middle finger as it seated itself, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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