# Amputations at University of Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2022086785` · 8/2/2022 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 3160 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19104
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading cage equipment into an autoclave when the door malfunctioned. The employee's middle finger was caught between the door and the wall and crushed, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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