# Amputations at General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110380` · 11/9/2023 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 North Glenbrook Drive, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
- **NAICS:** 332993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A CNC operator was trying to replace a bearing in the hydraulically operated steadying fixture in a CNC machine. The fixture retracted, amputating the end of his right thumb.

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