# Amputations at U.S. Air Force - 56th Fighter Wing
> OSHA SIR `2018033006` · 3/28/2018 · GLENDALE LUKE AFB, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Air Force - 56th Fighter Wing
- **Location:** 56 FW/SE BLDG 461, GLENDALE LUKE AFB, ARIZONA, 85309
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A pallet was lowered onto an employee's hand, amputating a fingertip.

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