# Amputations at SAS Retail Services
> OSHA SIR `2017099028` · 9/20/2017 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** SAS Retail Services
- **Location:** 949 Grafton St, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01608
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 20, 2017, an employee was moving a two-step ladder when it folded unexpectedly, catching and amputating one of the employee's fingers in a pinch point.

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