# Amputations at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
> OSHA SIR `2022010518` · 1/18/2022 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- **Location:** 2251 26th Street NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20018
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to release an automatic garage door. Power returned and the door released, catching the employee's left middle finger and amputating it.

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