# Amputations at U.S. Department of the Navy
> OSHA SIR `2019099078` · 9/1/2019 · PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Fire truck, other emergency equipment truck
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of the Navy
- **Location:** 47253 Whalen Road, PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND, 20670
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting under the hood of a fire truck's engine compartment when the hood shut on the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation.

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