# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)
> OSHA SIR `2024099031` · 9/26/2024 · SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Ammunition
- **Secondary source:** Handguns
## Employer
- **Name:** Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)
- **Location:** 7943 Cluny Court, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, 22153
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A firearms instructor was performing routine training. Their pistol discharged while their right hand was in line with the muzzle and the employee's middle finger was partially amputated. The finger has been surgically reattached.

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