# 2019 TESLA MODEL 3 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1599389` · 2019-09-02 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
## Narrative
AS I WAS OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR, MY NAIL GOT CAUGHT IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE CAR. AS BACKGROUND, IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR ONE  I HAS  TO PUSH THE HANDLE ON ONE SIDE FOR THE OTHER SIDE TO COME OUT, AS I WAS DOING THIS MY NAIL GOT CAUGHT IN THE GAP CREATED WHEN PUSHING ONE SIDE TEARING OFF MORE THAN HALF OF MY NAIL. THIS ALSO RIPPED THE SKIN AND I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I GOT TWO SHOTS BECAUSE THE PAIN WAS SO INTENSIVE, AND THEN I NEEDED WRAPPING AND A SPLINT.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*