# Amputations at Verizon NY
> OSHA SIR `2016087279` · 8/5/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon NY
- **Location:** 276 1st Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10009
- **NAICS:** 517212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a metal door when it closed on the employee's right pinky fingertip, amputating it.

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