# Amputations at STAPLES INC
> OSHA SIR `2016087407` · 8/9/2016 · MONTGOMERY, 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:** STAPLES INC
- **Location:** 100 HADDEN DRIVE, MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK, 12549
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were working on the glass front entryway door. The employee was adjusting the door-closing mechanism with the door closed. The coworker opened the door while the employee had his finger in the closing mechanism. It closed like a scissor and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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