21M mortarman sustained this injury as a result of the morta | Figure 1

21M mortarman sustained this injury as a result of the mortar round coming in contact with his hand as it exited the barrel. He had reported that the round had gotten stuck and he decided to striker the end of the barrel to get the mortar round to fire. He subsequently underwent multiple I&Ds and a revision amputation of the small finger.

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