# Amputations at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016042810` · 4/4/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair, LLC
- **Location:** 8500 Heckscher Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32226
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a vertical disc grinder to grind a small piece of metal while wearing gloves. His glove was caught on the disc, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip just above the tip of his nail.

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