# Amputations at Mayo Clinic Health System
> OSHA SIR `20161110475` · 11/7/2016 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Mayo Clinic Health System
- **Location:** 1221 Whipple Street, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a door wedge to close a door when the employee's left pinky finger was pinched in the closing door. The employee's left pinky was amputated to the first knuckle just above the nail.

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