# Amputations at Northrop Grumman Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022054524` · 5/25/2022 · PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
## Employer
- **Name:** Northrop Grumman Corporation
- **Location:** Bldg. 401 East High Bay, Cost Center 2200, PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, 93550
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was installing a duct through a scaffold hatch. The hatch fell closed, landing on his left little finger and amputating the tip.

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