# Amputations at Blue Grass Army Depot
> OSHA SIR `2022119977` · 11/14/2022 · RICHMOND, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Grass Army Depot
- **Location:** 431 Battlefield Memorial Highway, RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, 40475
- **NAICS:** 332993
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On November 14, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., an employee and co-worker were removing fuses off of military projectiles. The employee's left hand was on a projectile as the co-worker applied the locking mechanism on the weapons vice to hold the projectile in place. The employee's hand got caught in the weapons vise, resulting in a crushed little finger and a partial surgical amputation of the finger.

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