# Amputations at US ARMY PICATINNY ARSENAL
> OSHA SIR `2023021845` · 2/27/2023 · WHARTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** US ARMY PICATINNY ARSENAL
- **Location:** Range Building #7 213 NJ-15., WHARTON, NEW JERSEY, 07885
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand was caught in an exhaust fan that circulates air in the range and filters out dust and lead particles from bullets. The employee sustained an amputation.

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