# Amputations at The Pennsylvania State University
> OSHA SIR `2020076269` · 7/6/2020 · UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pennsylvania State University
- **Location:** 5A Eisenhower Parking Deck, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, 16802
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the overhead door of a box truck. The tip of his left ring finger was caught in the joint between the panels and was amputated (without bone loss).

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