# Amputations at Metropolitan Detention Center
> OSHA SIR `2018032454` · 3/12/2018 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Metropolitan Detention Center
- **Location:** 80 29th Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11232
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking into a housing unit when the metal door shut on and crushed the fourth digit of the employee's left hand, resulting in a partial amputation.

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