# Amputations at Bath Iron Works
> OSHA SIR `2018065591` · 6/7/2018 · BATH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scrap metal
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bath Iron Works
- **Location:** 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE, 04530
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a hole in a ship hull with a plasma cutter. The steel in the center of the opening fell onto the employee's finger causing a partial amputation.

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