# Amputations at Mister Carwash
> OSHA SIR `2016109729` · 10/15/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Mister Carwash
- **Location:** 1038 Gessner Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77055
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drying the exterior of a car and amputated the left index finger when she closed the door on her finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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