# Amputations at Newport News Shipbuilding Div. of Huntington Ingalls Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021658` · 2/19/2020 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Newport News Shipbuilding Div. of Huntington Ingalls Inc.
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was installing a carpet runner under a roller table. The employee's left ring fingertip was caught and injured between a roller and a metal plate. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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