# Amputations at VON ROLL USA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016076799` · 7/26/2016 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** VON ROLL USA INC.
- **Location:** 166 CHAPEL STREET, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06513
- **NAICS:** 327999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a core from a shaft. The shaft was being held on its end, and the employee had placed his hand on the floor under the shaft when a coworker hit it to remove the core. The employee's fingertip was underneath at the time and was amputated.

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