# Amputations at Helix Management Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019033213` · 3/28/2019 · EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Helix Management Services, LLC
- **Location:** Edwards Air Force Base, Building 4882, EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA, 93523
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was drilling into a concrete wall with a rag in hand. The rag became tangled in the drill, which then amputated one of the employee's fingertips.

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