# Amputations at Central Park Conservatory
> OSHA SIR `20161111058` · 11/27/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Park Conservatory
- **Location:** 69th Street and West Drive, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10022
- **NAICS:** 712190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pole pounder to pound stakes in when the employee's right glove became snagged and the pole pounder fell onto the right index finger, amputating it.

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