# Amputations at USMA WEST POINT
> OSHA SIR `2019077602` · 7/25/2019 · WEST POINT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** USMA WEST POINT
- **Location:** Washington Rd., WEST POINT, NEW YORK, 10996
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained an amputation to the tip of his left thumb while lifting a street grate.

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