# Amputations at Gen-Co, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010778` · 1/25/2017 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** Gen-Co, Inc.
- **Location:** 3500 8th Avenue SW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing maintenance on an electrical generator. While one employee was making adjustments to the generator's fuel system, the other employee amputated his left index finger at the knuckle.

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