# Amputations at U.S. Dept of the Navy
> OSHA SIR `2022065264` · 6/16/2022 · KINGS BAY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of the Navy
- **Location:** 1063 USS Tennessee Ave, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, 31547
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A firefighter was pulling an equipment tray from the side compartment of a fire truck. The tray came off its guide tracks and fell to the ground, amputating two fingertips on the firefighter's left hand in the process.

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