# Amputations at UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `20211210896` · 12/18/2021 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** 55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01605
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the side door on an ambulance compartment. The door amputated the employee's left ring finger at the first knuckle.

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