# Amputations at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
> OSHA SIR `2020032201` · 3/7/2020 · PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
- **Location:** Controlled Industrial Area, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 96860
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was breaking down storage racks when their right pinky finger was struck by a long-handled sledgehammer. The finger was smashed between the rack and the hammer and required a partial amputation at the hospital.

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