# Amputations at U.S. Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021891` · 2/27/2017 · COEBURN, VIRGINIA
## 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. Forest Service
- **Location:** 2803 Dungannon Rd., COEBURN, VIRGINIA, 24230
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While one student operated the controls, another welding student lifted up the rubber flap on the rear side of the hydraulic metal shear to trim a small piece of metal. The student's left index fingertip was amputated during the process.

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