# Amputations at Vertex Aerospace LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088521` · 8/19/2019 · COLUMBUS AFB, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Vertex Aerospace LLC
- **Location:** Lockhart Drive, COLUMBUS AFB, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a hangar door when it slammed shut onto his left middle finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

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