# Amputations at U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth
> OSHA SIR `2020043074` · 4/4/2020 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth
- **Location:** 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 926120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a metal shear when the shear amputated his left index finger to the first knuckle.

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