# Amputations at General Dynamics
> OSHA SIR `2018021587` · 2/15/2018 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics
- **Location:** 1200 N. Glennbrook Drive, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing items for the fabrication process and caught a finger between the bin that held the parts and the forks of the forklift resulting in an amputation injury.

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