# Amputations at AECOM
> OSHA SIR `20181212651` · 12/10/2018 · JACKSONVILLE N A S, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aircraft unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AECOM
- **Location:** NAS JAX, JACKSONVILLE N A S, FLORIDA, 32212
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An aircraft mechanic was conducting maintenance on an aircraft from the ground. When he extended a boarding ladder, which is built into the aircraft, his left thumb was caught in pinch points and amputated from the nail to the knuckle.

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