# Amputations at Saint Joseph Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20231110238` · 11/6/2023 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint Joseph Hospital
- **Location:** 1375 E 19th Avenue, DENVER, COLORADO, 80218
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading bundles of linen into the seventh floor linen chute. The spring-loaded door of the chute closed on their left hand and their middle fingertip was crushed. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.

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