# Amputations at Hippodrome Building
> OSHA SIR `20221110441` · 11/30/2022 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** Hippodrome Building
- **Location:** 1120 6th Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10036
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder routing security wire. The employee was pulling the wire with his right hand and holding the door with his left hand. The door began to close and amputated his index, middle, and ring fingertips.

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