# Amputations at Rheem Water Heaters
> OSHA SIR `2017109823` · 10/12/2017 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Rheem Water Heaters
- **Location:** 2600 Gunter Park Drive East, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36101
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a box cutter to open a box when the cutter slipped and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

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