# Amputations at Extendicare, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010825` · 10/19/2018 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Extendicare, Inc.
- **Location:** 950 South Saint Andrews St., DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving dirty linen to the laundry room when her right hand entered the hinge side of the door as it was closing, catching her middle finger between the jam and the door. Her right middle fingertip was amputated.

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