# Amputations at US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2019066028` · 6/14/2019 · BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN
## 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:** US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center
- **Location:** 5500 Armstrong Road, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, 49037
- **NAICS:** 622210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was closing the door to an audiology booth and pinched their right little finger between the door and booth, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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