# Amputations at USDOD / Fort Sill
> OSHA SIR `20191111465` · 11/4/2019 · FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Firearm, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** USDOD / Fort Sill
- **Location:** Fort Sill Bulding 813, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, 73503
- **NAICS:** 332994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to put a muzzle brake in a howitzer. His finger entered a slot of the muzzle gun, which weighed 144 pounds, to align it.  When he turned the gun, his left index finger was caught in the slot, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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