# Amputations at Vali Cooper International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109287` · 10/1/2016 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Vali Cooper International, LLC
- **Location:** VA Hospital, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70112
- **NAICS:** 561110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a cabinet when he lost his balance and pinched his left pinky between the cabinet and the door frame. The finger had to be amputated at the first joint.

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