# Amputations at Delta Airlines Atlanta Technical Operations
> OSHA SIR `20171110511` · 11/2/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Airlines Atlanta Technical Operations
- **Location:** 1775 M H Jackson Service Rd., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 481112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the door of an aircraft when it closed on his right pinky finger, amputating it just past the last knuckle.

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