# Amputations at EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
> OSHA SIR `20211211099` · 12/28/2021 · OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by animal, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO
- **Location:** 2235 CRESWELL LANE EXTENSION, OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, 70570
- **NAICS:** 711212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a horse into a starting gate. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the horse and the metal gate. The fingertip was amputated.

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