# Amputations at Colorado Counter Tops
> OSHA SIR `2021031900` · 3/2/2021 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Stone, marble, granite slabs
## Employer
- **Name:** Colorado Counter Tops
- **Location:** 3556 Quentin Street, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were lifting a stone so that it could be hooked to and lifted by a forklift. The coworker used hand-operated suction cups to lift the stone while the employee used their hands. A suction cup came loose and the stone dropped and smashed the employee's left hand, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip.

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