# Amputations at Acadian Ambulance
> OSHA SIR `2017088235` · 8/27/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Acadian Ambulance
- **Location:** 111 Dallas St, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78205
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting out of an ambulance when a strong gust of wind blew the door closed on the employee's left middle finger, partially amputating it with bone loss.

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