# Amputations at GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018077790` · 7/31/2018 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
## 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:** GREAT NORTHERN CORPORATION
- **Location:** 421 PALMER ST, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut corrugated cardboard. The knife cut off the tip of the employee's left middle finger.

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