# Amputations at U.S. Department of Navy/Patuxent River
> OSHA SIR `2019077807` · 7/31/2019 · PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Navy/Patuxent River
- **Location:** 22473 Milstone Road, PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND, 20670
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mechanical engineer technician was upgrading a load bearing machine from manual to automatic when his glove and right index finger got caught between the sprocket and chain. The right index fingertip was amputated.

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