# Amputations at Building Technology Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2023043301` · 4/13/2023 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Building Technology Engineers
- **Location:** 1 Columbus Plaza, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06510
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a 10-foot long, sliding metal gate when their right middle finger was caught between the moving gate and the latch, 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*