# Amputations at BAE Systems Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015030114` · 3/12/2015 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE Systems Inc.
- **Location:** 1100 Bairs Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17408
- **NAICS:** 332994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using his finger to align the barrel of a gun while another employee applied pressure. The barrel slid into place, and the finger used to align the barrels was amputated.

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