# Amputations at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - Point Mugu
> OSHA SIR `2023087747` · 8/23/2023 · POINT MUGU NAWC, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - Point Mugu
- **Location:** Bldg. 513, POINT MUGU NAWC, CALIFORNIA, 93042
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was helping with the lift of a 20-foot shipping container. When the forklift tilted the forks, the load slid backward. The shipping container amputated the employee's right ring fingertip.

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