# Amputations at Rand-Whitney Container, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171111198` · 11/22/2017 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Rand-Whitney Container, LLC
- **Location:** 150 Grove Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01605
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding an office door open with his left hand while reaching into the office with his right hand. His left little finger was then pinched by the automatic-closing door, causing a partial amputation.

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