# Amputations at U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service  - Stanislaus National Forest
> OSHA SIR `20181111640` · 11/12/2018 · SONORA, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service  - Stanislaus National Forest
- **Location:** 20306 Jamestown Rd, SONORA, CALIFORNIA, 95370
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a gun vault in the rear bed of a law enforcement officer's patrol vehicle when the employee's right third fingertip was pinched between the drawer and cabinet of the gun vault.  The incident resulted in the loss of the right third fingertip past the fingernail and a fractured bone.

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