# Amputations at Ikea
> OSHA SIR `20161211664` · 12/15/2016 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
## Employer
- **Name:** Ikea
- **Location:** 2206 S. Columbus Blvd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19145
- **NAICS:** 33712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were placing a cold case (refrigerator) into a counter when the coworker lost his grip, causing the employee to also lose his grip. The employee's right-hand pinky finger was caught between the cold case and the counter, amputating it at the first knuckle.

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