# Amputations at Professional Telecommunication Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087560` · 8/25/2022 · VANDENBERG AFB, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Professional Telecommunication Services Inc.
- **Location:** 321 8th Street, VANDENBERG AFB, CALIFORNIA, 93437
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was drilling a hole in a trailer wall to mount a camera. He stopped midway to replace the drill bit with an extension. The drill then activated as he was tightening the chuck with his left hand. It amputated his left little finger and dislocated the ring and middle fingers.

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