# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Villanova University
> OSHA SIR `20241211233` · 12/5/2024 · VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Villanova University
- **Location:** 800 East Lancaster Avenue, VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19085
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing chicken using a chef knife when they sustained a partial amputation of their left thumb.

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