# Amputations at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `20211110248` · 11/29/2021 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Building 343, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a floor mounted pedestal grinder to resurface a steel wedge. During the process, the employee's hand contacted the surface of the spinning abrasive wheel, causing an avulsion injury to the tip of their right index finger. The employee's distal phalange was later amputated.

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