# Amputations at Harvard University
> OSHA SIR `2016076982` · 7/27/2016 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cages, cage racks
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Harvard University
- **Location:** 75 Francis Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting a rabbit cage on the dock when his finger got caught between the wheel on the cage and the loading dock.

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