# Amputations at Sears Store #2126
> OSHA SIR `2015053061` · 5/20/2015 · HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sears Store #2126
- **Location:** 4501 Central Ave., HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using the baler compactor and he manually closed the gate on his right ring finger. The injury resulted in a partial amputation of the right ring finger up to the first knuckle.

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