# Amputations at US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing
> OSHA SIR `2018032383` · 3/9/2018 · WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing
- **Location:** 509 Bomb Wing, WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, 65305
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were replacing the double block-and-bleed valve on an aircraft fuel check-out stand when one employee's finger became caught between the pipeline valve and the stationary pipe. The injured employee was wearing leather gloves. The left middle finger was de-gloved and later received a partial medical amputation.

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