# Amputations at 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center
> OSHA SIR `2016109695` · 10/14/2016 · EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center
- **Location:** 412th Test Wing / Airforce Flight Test Center, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, 93524
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was servicing an HVAC unit when their left forefinger was caught between a pulley and belt when the return air fan was activated. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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