# Amputations at Great Lakes Naval Station Public Works
> OSHA SIR `2018089043` · 8/31/2018 · GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Windows, openings
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Naval Station Public Works
- **Location:** Great Lakes Naval Station Bld. 221, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, 60088
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a double hung window. When he operated the sash release, the upper sash dropped and amputated his ring fingertip.

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