# Amputations at Morale Welfare and Recreation
> OSHA SIR `2019099878` · 9/20/2019 · VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Morale Welfare and Recreation
- **Location:** NAS Oceana, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, 23460
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift truck. A nylon cord that was wrapped around the employee's left hand became caught under the forklift's tire, causing the partial amputation of the hand.

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