# Amputations at US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2019032385` · 3/5/2019 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base
- **Location:** 3001 Staff Dr., TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to move a fixture for a B-52 strut. The fixture was on a pallet. The fixture roller crushed the employee's right little finger, causing a partial amputation.

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