# Amputations at United Supermarkets LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019032291` · 3/2/2019 · SNYDER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Cages, cage racks
## Employer
- **Name:** United Supermarkets LLC
- **Location:** 3500 College Ave., SNYDER, TEXAS, 79549
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While opening a cage containing propane tanks, an employee caught her index finger in the hinge. The finger was crushed, and the tip was medically amputated.

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