# Amputations at BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership
> OSHA SIR `2017088057` · 8/22/2017 · ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership
- **Location:** 3317 8th Ave NE, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
- **NAICS:** 336992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a bearing on an auger. He stepped down on the auger, which was still moving, and his foot was caught between the auger and the wall, amputating his right pinky toe. The auger 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*