# Amputations at Anniston Army Depot
> OSHA SIR `2016032547` · 3/25/2016 · ANNISTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Anniston Army Depot
- **Location:** 7 Frankfort Ave, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36201
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening small packages with scissors when her left index fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

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