# Amputations at New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
> OSHA SIR `2023054723` · 5/27/2023 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
- **Location:** 2817 Canal Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70119
- **NAICS:** 485113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving chemical storage cabinets. As he was pushing a cabinet back into place, his thumb was positioned between the frame and the door. The door closed, amputating the tip of his left thumb.

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