# Amputations at US Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `2015097057` · 9/24/2015 · DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Aircraft unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Customs and Border Protection
- **Location:** gate D37, DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
- **NAICS:** 921130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking a compartment beneath the undercarriage of an aircraft. While the employee was closing the access panel door, the door closed on and amputated the employee's fingertip.

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