# Amputations at Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016043308` · 4/20/2016 · EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
- **Location:** 245 Reading Road, EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA, 17519
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the building when a gust of air grabbed the door. He lost control of the door and it slammed on his left middle finger, amputating the tip on the palm side.

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