# Amputations at Laurel Heights Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017054784` · 5/27/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## 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:** Laurel Heights Hospital
- **Location:** 934 Briarcliff Rd NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30306
- **NAICS:** 622210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to de-escalate a patient and shut the room door to keep the patient from entering. Her right middle finger was caught and amputated in the door.

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