Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., Store #133, SANFORD, FLORIDA 32771
on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An office door closed on an employee's left thumb. She suffered a damaged tendon under her thumb nail, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedDoors, except garage and vehicle
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An employee was cutting the seal on a delivery truck for an inventory delivery. He fell from the loading dock to the concrete below, fracturing his humerus.
An employee was cleaning up a spill at the gas station. A customer's vehicle struck her as it left the station, causing fractures to a right-side rib, her pelvis, and a toe on her right foot.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
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