# Amputations at GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS
> OSHA SIR `2018087865` · 8/1/2018 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS
- **Location:** 1161 Buckeye Road, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 336992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning a tank turret that was suspended from a crane when the turret shifted, pinching the employee's fingers between the turret and the loading chains. The employee's right middle and index fingertips were amputated.

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