# Amputations at Nicholas County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
> OSHA SIR `2016031989` · 3/6/2016 · RICHWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Nicholas County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- **Location:** 18 4th Street, RICHWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26261
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking out the garbage when wind caught the door and closed it on the employee's finger. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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