# Amputations at Helix Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010403` · 10/8/2018 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## 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:** Helix Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 950 New York Avenue, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to open a large mechanical door when his right hand was caught in the door. Part of his right little finger was amputated.

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