# Amputations at Federal Bureau of Investigation
> OSHA SIR `2022010774` · 1/26/2022 · WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
- **Source:** Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Investigation
- **Location:** 736 Medical Center Drive, Ste 200, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, 28409
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A firearm discharged while an employee was holstering it. The blast broke the employee's left ring finger, partially severing it at the base.

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