# Amputations at NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
> OSHA SIR `2016043176` · 4/15/2016 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
- **Location:** NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a heat sealer machine. The employee was holding a die in place that was used to seal yellow vinyl fabric. When the under plate came down, the employee's finger was crushed, amputating one-third of the right index finger (including the first knuckle).

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