# Amputations at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065657` · 6/24/2016 · MINOCQUA, WISCONSIN
## 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
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** 8760 Northridge Way, MINOCQUA, WISCONSIN, 54548
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the door for coworker when a gust of wind caught the door. The employee's hand was then pinched between the door and the outside wall, amputating the right ring fingertip.

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