# Amputations at Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2023031985` · 3/3/2023 · KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** L6-1581 Roberts Road, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, 32815
- **NAICS:** 481212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a roll-up door that had four bolts removed from an L-bracket. Two still-installed bolts sheared off while under pressure, causing the employee's right hand to become caught between the bracket and a chain sprocket. The employee suffered an amputation to their middle finger.

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