# Amputations at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2019076908` · 7/9/2019 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** 3900 N Mingo Road, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a door latch when it closed on his left ring finger. The skin beneath the fingernail was amputated.

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