# Amputations at NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
> OSHA SIR `20191213146` · 12/23/2019 · ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Mammals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
- **Location:** 9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BLDG 13, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20892
- **NAICS:** 923120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a caged primate. The primate bit the employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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