# Amputations at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043416` · 4/2/2019 · MARION, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 6658 Route 148, MARION, ILLINOIS, 62959
- **NAICS:** 332993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic bell press that had a two-hand trip. The employee attempted to adjust a part when the employee's finger was caught between the part and the point of operation, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. The machine was activated at the time of the incident.

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