# Amputations at General Dynamics
> OSHA SIR `2016043274` · 4/19/2016 · KILGORE, TEXAS
## 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:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics
- **Location:** 2600 N. Longview St., KILGORE, TEXAS, 75662
- **NAICS:** 334220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear machine when the machine actuated. The hydraulic drop came down and amputated the employee's right index finger.

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