# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
> OSHA SIR `20241110575` · 11/12/2024 · DECATUR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
- **Location:** 1670 Clairmont Avenue, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30033
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a belt on an air handler when his right middle finger became caught in the belt and the pulley system. The finger was partially amputated.

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