# Amputations at Western Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2018066010` · 6/19/2018 · BOZEMAN, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Insulation
- **Location:** North 15th Street, BOZEMAN, MONTANA, 59715
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from an A-frame ladder while installing cardboard baffles in a garage's roof truss seals when he lost his balance. He grabbed the garage door track to try and regain balance, and the sharp track partially amputated his right ring finger.

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