# Amputations at Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations
> OSHA SIR `2016109466` · 10/7/2016 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundations
- **Location:** Igloo/Bunker 7308A Eagle Road, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a front deck mower. As he was reversing, the mower slid. The employee grabbed the roll bar, and the right index finger was caught between the roll bar and a support beam. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.

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