# Amputations at Anniston Army Depot
> OSHA SIR `20171211971` · 12/17/2017 · ANNISTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Anniston Army Depot
- **Location:** 7 Frankfort Ave Bldg 140, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36201
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a torsion bar and placing it on a pallet when his right index finger was caught between the torsion bar and pallet. His finger was amputated.

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