# Amputations at Glenwood Academy
> OSHA SIR `2019076830` · 7/8/2019 · GLENWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Glenwood Academy
- **Location:** 500 W 187th St., GLENWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60425
- **NAICS:** 611699
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling weeds and trimming bushes using a hedge trimmer. The trimmer severed the employee's first finger and severely cut the second finger.

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