# Amputations at Sun Chemical Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019088209` · 8/9/2019 · CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Sun Chemical Corp
- **Location:** 631 Central ave., CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY, 07072
- **NAICS:** 325130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking containers adjacent to a self-closing door. The door closed on the employee's pinky finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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