# Amputations at U.S. Department of the Air Force-Robins Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2019066299` · 6/22/2019 · ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of the Air Force-Robins Air Force Base
- **Location:** 78 ABW/SE Bldg. 2336, ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA, 31098
- **NAICS:** 541513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing  to replace wires in a manhole. As he was slicing a cable, the knife slipped out of his hand and cut his finger at the second joint where the finger bends, resulting in a pinky finger amputation.

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