# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Department of Health & Human Services
> OSHA SIR `20241110272` · 11/4/2024 · ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Scalpels
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Health & Human Services
- **Location:** 5625 Fishers Lane, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20852
- **NAICS:** 541714
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a scalpel to open a package when their hand slipped and approximately one centimeter of their left thumb was amputated by the scalpel.

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