# Amputations involving bone loss at U.S. Department of Transportation dba Federal Aviation Administration.
> OSHA SIR `2024010792` · 1/25/2024 · HAMPTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Other material and personnel handling machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Transportation dba Federal Aviation Administration.
- **Location:** 299 Woolsey Road, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, 30228
- **NAICS:** 488111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing cable from a rigid conduit using a wire tugger. The device lifted up off the floor and the employee tried to push it back down. The employee's right hand was caught in the mule tape on the motor, amputating the index, middle, and ring fingers, and partially amputating the little finger.

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