# Amputations at Naval Facilities Engineering Command
> OSHA SIR `2015063736` · 6/17/2015 · DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- **Location:** Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, 22448
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An HVAC mechanic was working on the back of one of the units at Building 182.  He attempted to adjust a wire, reached in, and the spinning fan blade contacted his fingers. He suffered multiple lacerations on his fingers and a possible amputation.

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