# Amputations at US Department of Defense
> OSHA SIR `2023010105` · 1/5/2023 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Defense
- **Location:** 3001 Staff Drive, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching a horizontal stabilizer to an airplane and pinched his left index finger between the stabilizer point and the rear attachment point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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