# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at AUSTAL USA
> OSHA SIR `2024076456` · 7/16/2024 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact incidents  unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water vehicle  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AUSTAL USA
- **Location:** BAE Systems, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92113
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was installing an interceptor blade onto a ship when his hand was caught between the ship and the blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation to two fingers on their left hand.

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