# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at GE Vernova HQ
> OSHA SIR `2024109589` · 10/15/2024 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Box cutters, razor knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** GE Vernova HQ
- **Location:** 4801 W. Woolworth Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53218
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing straps from a pallet of materials using a safety utility knife. The knife lacerated the employee's left ring finger, causing a fingertip amputation.

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