# Amputations at Costco Wholesale Corp
> OSHA SIR `20161010172` · 10/29/2016 · BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale Corp
- **Location:** 17800 Congress Avenue, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33487
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going into the office and her left pinky finger was caught and amputated in the door when it closed due to high winds.

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