# Amputations at Wisconsin Public Service
> OSHA SIR `2017076969` · 7/26/2017 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Public Service
- **Location:** 700 N. Adams St., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54307
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 26, 2017, an employee was using a pry bar to lift a manhole cover when the pry bar slipped and the cover landed on his left hand, amputating the ring finger.

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