# Amputations at Army Test and Evaluation Command
> OSHA SIR `2023087762` · 8/23/2023 · WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Army Test and Evaluation Command
- **Location:** Bldg. 100 White Sands Missile Range, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, 88002
- **NAICS:** 541713
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was setting and securing a liftgate on the back of a pickup truck when their left index and middle fingers were crushed. The employee's fingertips were medically amputated.

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