# Amputations at HPS Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032328` · 3/14/2023 · RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** HPS Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** China Lake Naval Weapons Center, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing plumbing work on a roof. While drilling a hole in the roof, the drill's chuck caught the employee's glove and his little finger was twisted around the shaft and amputated at the knuckle.

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