# Amputations at Tennessee Valley Authority
> OSHA SIR `20191112317` · 11/28/2019 · ATHENS, ALABAMA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Tennessee Valley Authority
- **Location:** 10835 Shaw Road, ATHENS, ALABAMA, 35611
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a roving fire watch duty when she went to transition through a door. While transitioning through the door, her glove became caught between the door and the door frame. The door then closed on her finger, 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*