# Amputations at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `20181111750` · 11/14/2018 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** US Government Moorings, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97210
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were moving a 125-pound piece of steel plate from one pallet to the next when the piece dropped on his right ring finger, resulting in an amputation to their right ring finger and a middle finger injury requiring stitches.

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