# Amputations at Northrop Grumman Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019055288` · 5/25/2019 · PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northrop Grumman Corporation
- **Location:** 3520 E Ave. M, PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, 93550
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a rotating blower wheel when his pinky finger became entangled in a manually moving belt and pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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