# Amputations at Dept of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `20231211181` · 12/7/2023 · LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
## 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:** Dept of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 1101 Veterans Drive, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, 40502
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee's finger was pinched in a door jamb. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

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