# Amputations at Marine Depot Maintenance Command
> OSHA SIR `2023098373` · 9/11/2023 · BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Marine Depot Maintenance Command
- **Location:** Building 573 Yermo Annex, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, 92311
- **NAICS:** 336120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was entering a building. When he grabbed the door handle with his left hand, the suction from inside the building started to close the door, causing him to lose his grip. He went to catch the door with his right hand before it closed when his middle fingertip was caught and amputated.

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