# Amputations at Great Plains Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015086045` · 8/24/2015 · WESTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Great Plains Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 20250 State Route 45 North, WESTON, MISSOURI, 64098
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was entering Unit 2 (north stairwell) through a door.  The employee reached back to stop the door from slamming and his right index finger got caught between the door and its frame crushing the tip of his finger.  The right index fingertip was amputated at, or just above, the distal (1st) knuckle.

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