# Amputations at UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND
> OSHA SIR `20171010065` · 10/20/2017 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND
- **Location:** 11100 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44106
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a microtome to slice tissue. The employee was moving the sliced tissue when the microtome blade, which was still in operation, amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. The blade was unguarded at the time.

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