# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2024109790` · 10/21/2024 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine hydraulics and pressurized components  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a leaking hydraulic ram. Their left index fingertip was amputated as the ram retracted.

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