# Cuts, lacerations at U.S. Dept. of Army
> OSHA SIR `2017076806` · 7/21/2017 · FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Army
- **Location:** Building E 2929 Desert Storm Dr., FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 28310
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to change a broken fan belt in an HVAC system when his finger was caught and lacerated between the belt and a motor puller, requiring surgery.

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