# Amputations at Medford Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032102` · 3/7/2017 · MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Medford Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 160 Medford Plaza, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered the partial amputation and open fracture of the distal phalanx of the left thumb when an outside door in the loading dock area was caught by the wind and shut on the employee's hand.

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