# Amputations at U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2016042967` · 4/8/2016 · FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 4000 Raeford Rd., FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28301
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee's right thumb was caught in a safe door she was closing, crushing/amputating her thumb tip above the nail.

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