# Amputations at GEA Refrigeration NA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015021145` · 2/4/2015 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** GEA Refrigeration NA, Inc.
- **Location:** 3475 Board Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17406
- **NAICS:** 333912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking the bolts out of an 8-inch flange when the 40 lb. flange fell 1 inch onto his left pointer finger, resulting in a laceration. The finger had to be amputated at the knuckle at York Hospital.

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