# Amputations at Bath Iron Works
> OSHA SIR `2019055104` · 5/20/2019 · BATH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bath Iron Works
- **Location:** 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE, 04530
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sanding a chock on a belt sander when their right middle finger was caught in the belt resulting in a partial amputation.

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