# Amputations at Wolf Creek Federal Services
> OSHA SIR `2018099703` · 9/19/2018 · FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wolf Creek Federal Services
- **Location:** National Security Agency, FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MARYLAND, 20755
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was looking for signs of mold inside an air handling unit. The unit was locked out, but outside air caused the fan to rotate. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated between the belt and pulley.

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