# Amputations at Department of Justice
> OSHA SIR `2016031846` · 3/1/2016 · PINE KNOT, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Justice
- **Location:** 330 Federal Way, PINE KNOT, KENTUCKY, 42635
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a food cart when wind caught the door of the cart, causing it to swing back and hit the employee's fingers. The employee's left-hand third digit was amputated.

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