# Amputations at Norstan Communication Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099376` · 9/9/2019 · NEW YORK, 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:** Hammers-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Norstan Communication Inc.
- **Location:** 811 10th Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving tools from his tool bag when his finger was caught by the claw of a small hammer resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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