# Amputations at Goodfellow Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2021021068` · 2/5/2021 · GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodfellow Air Force Base
- **Location:** 351 Kearney Boulevard, GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS, 76908
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld grinder to grind down welds on a trailer. The employee's two middle fingers contacted the grinding disk, resulting in an amputation to the fingers.

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