# Amputations at Verizon
> OSHA SIR `2022021438` · 2/15/2022 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon
- **Location:** 147 Ten Eyck Walk, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11206
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the door to an apartment when a gust of wind blew the door closed on his left hand, amputating part of the index fingertip.

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