# Amputations at 502 Force Support Squadron
> OSHA SIR `2019032480` · 3/7/2019 · FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** 502 Force Support Squadron
- **Location:** 2250 Engineer Street Bldg 4196, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, 78234
- **NAICS:** 813410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mowing the ground using a riding mower. When he placed his hand on a branch to avoid hitting his head, the mower slipped toward the tree. As a result, the employee suffered a right middle finger amputation.

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