# Amputations at Bureau of Reclamation-Grand Coulee Dam
> OSHA SIR `2022119659` · 11/3/2022 · GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Reclamation-Grand Coulee Dam
- **Location:** Highway 155, GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, 99133
- **NAICS:** 221111
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a gusset plate with a disc grinder when the gusset got caught, pulling the employee's finger into the machine. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.

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