# Amputations at U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force Scott Air Force Base, AMC 375
> OSHA SIR `2017021753` · 2/23/2017 · SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force Scott Air Force Base, AMC 375
- **Location:** 932nd Air Wing, Maintenance Group, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, 62225
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 23, 2017, an employee was cutting a piece of polycarbonate with a foot shear when the hold-down came down and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip and crushed the pinky finger.

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