# Amputations at Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
> OSHA SIR `2017021699` · 2/22/2017 · NOGALES, ARIZONA
## 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:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Location:** 220 N. Mariposa Drive, NOGALES, ARIZONA, 85621
- **NAICS:** 926120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was closing the door to the rapid enforcement lane booth when a gust of wind caused the door to slam shut on his right hand, amputating his fourth fingertip.

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