# Amputations at Accurate Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2017032291` · 3/13/2017 · STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Trip without fall, unspecified
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Accurate Insulation
- **Location:** Customer's House, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80477
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading insulation into a blow machine when he tripped. As he tried to catch himself, his left thumb tip hit a gear and was amputated.

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