# Amputations at Midwest Concrete Materials Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076309` · 7/10/2017 · MANHATTAN, KANSAS
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Concrete Materials Inc.
- **Location:** 701 S. 4th Street, MANHATTAN, KANSAS, 66505
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was talking to a coworker. His left hand was placed against a door frame he was leaning against. Another coworker opened the door and entered the area. As the door automatically closed, it pinched and amputated the employee's left little fingertip, which had slightly shifted into the doorway.

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