# Amputations at General Dynamics Nassco Norfolk
> OSHA SIR `2023098404` · 9/12/2023 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Nassco Norfolk
- **Location:** USS Iwo Jima, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23511
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Employees were on the port side catwalk of an amphibious assault ship, pinning a chaff launcher to a foundation unit. As the injured employee was aligning the launcher, his left index fingertip was amputated in the bolt/pin hole.

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