# Amputations at Gate Gourmet, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043697` · 4/29/2022 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** Gate Gourmet, Inc.
- **Location:** 27280 E 75th Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80249
- **NAICS:** 722320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a door in an aircraft. The door closed on his left thumb and partially amputated it.

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