# Amputations at Utah National Guard
> OSHA SIR `2017043072` · 4/5/2017 · SAINT GEORGE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Tank
## Employer
- **Name:** Utah National Guard
- **Location:** Feild Maintenance Site (FMS6), SAINT GEORGE, UTAH, 84790
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was lifting the engine compartment door of a tank when it slipped out of his left hand. He attempted to catch the door with his right hand and crushed his pinky finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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