# Amputations at EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
> OSHA SIR `2017054887` · 5/27/2017 · 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:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
- **Location:** 305 NORTH WOLFE AVENUE, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, 93524
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was servicing an evaporative cooler and lubricating the bearings when his left index finger was caught and amputated between the belt and the pulley. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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