# Amputations at Menzies Aviation
> OSHA SIR `2018010687` · 1/22/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Menzies Aviation
- **Location:** 8500 Pena Blvd., DENVER, COLORADO, 80249
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading bags onto an aircraft. He tried to stop the door to the aircraft from closing and missed. The door then closed onto his left index fingertip, severing it.

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