# Amputations at National Oilwell Varco
> OSHA SIR `2015030932` · 3/3/2015 · CYPRESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco
- **Location:** 14710 Cypress North Houston Road, CYPRESS, TEXAS, 77429
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two large metal doors that swing inward/outward were being closed to perform high-pressure tests on the SB-BOP. The injured employee's left index finger's distal phalanx got pinched/stuck between the doors while closing them. The employee jerked the hand away and sustained an amputation (no bone removal) to the finger.

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