# Amputations at American Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076554` · 7/21/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** O'Hare Field Blue Hanger 1, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually closing a hangar door when their right hand was caught in the door. His right hand was crushed and his middle finger was partially amputated.

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