# Amputations at U.S. Department of Defense
> OSHA SIR `2019021992` · 2/22/2019 · WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Defense
- **Location:** 3950 Newark St., WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO, 45433
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 22, 2019, an employee was finishing a repair on an HVAC unit when a belt and pulley (on a different piece of equipment) caught the employee's left hand. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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