# Amputations at INGALLS SHIPBUILDING, INC
> OSHA SIR `2015107881` · 10/21/2015 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Ducts
## Employer
- **Name:** INGALLS SHIPBUILDING, INC
- **Location:** 1000 ACCESS ROAD, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39581
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a 70 lb. section of metal duct that needed to be welded to a ship bulkhead that was under construction. The metal duct slipped from the employee's hands and his left index finger was pinched between the metal duct and an I-beam flange. The employee's left index finger was amputated by the emergency room doctor.

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