# Amputations at NATIONAL GRID
> OSHA SIR `2015031384` · 3/22/2015 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NATIONAL GRID
- **Location:** Craig St, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13204
- **NAICS:** 486210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while a dump box was simultaneously being lowered. The employee's right thumb was caught between a pinch point, which resulted in an amputation of the right thumb at the first knuckle.

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