# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Schumacher Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024065645` · 6/24/2024 · CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lawn mower  walk behind
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Schumacher Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 10 Fairway Lane, CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02633
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a mower to clear an edge on a lawn when he lost his balance and fell. His left hand contacted the blades of the mower and he sustained amputations to his middle and ring fingers.

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