# Amputations at Merck Sharp & Dohme
> OSHA SIR `2016076057` · 7/6/2016 · WEST POINT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Merck Sharp & Dohme
- **Location:** 770 SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, WEST POINT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19486
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right pinky finger was caught and amputated in the closing mechanism of a door as he pulled it shut.

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