# Amputations at Rapides Regional Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2021065239` · 6/28/2021 · ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Rapides Regional Medical Center
- **Location:** 211 4th Street, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71301
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a door open for a large cart of equipment to come through. The employee's right thumb tip was caught between the equipment and the door frame resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip without bone loss.

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