# Amputations at Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022108805` · 10/6/2022 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation
- **Location:** 7180 Reserve Rd, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a plastic sign with a manual guillotine-type cutter. The blade partially amputated the employee's left thumb at the tip.

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