# Amputations at Cobble Hill Health Center
> OSHA SIR `2019099747` · 9/18/2019 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Cobble Hill Health Center
- **Location:** 380 Henry St, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11201
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an electric food slicer when it caught his left ring finger and amputated the tip.

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