# Amputations at Technica
> OSHA SIR `20161010142` · 10/28/2016 · FORT BLISS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Technica
- **Location:** Building 2592, FORT BLISS, TEXAS, 79916
- **NAICS:** 811412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping floors using a floor scrubber machine. He pushed open a door which then came back and struck his right ring finger. His finger was caught between the door and the floor scrubber machine amputating part of it.

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