# Amputations at U. S. Dept. of Navy
> OSHA SIR `2015010165` · 1/7/2015 · CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Helicopter
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Dept. of Navy
- **Location:** Cell 9, MRH Assy, Building # 4032, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28533
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While testing a main rotor head an employee reached in to remove a piece of tape and the hinge started to move into the fold position.  The employee's fingertip was in a pinch point at the time and the tip of the finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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