# Amputations at Northside Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054723` · 5/25/2017 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Northside Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 900 Camp St., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70130
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right middle finger was caught and amputated in a folding chair.

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