Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Performance Food Service, Al's Pizza, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was shutting down a restaurant's alarm when his left pointer finger was caught between the door jamb and the door, amputating his left pointer fingertip without bone loss.
AmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack and making a turn toward a dock door when the pallet jack slid and struck a parked pallet jack, catching his foot between the two pallet jacks. The employee was hospitalized with a right foot fracture and required surgery.
On April 23, 2024, an employee was cranking down a trailer in the yard. The employee's hand slipped from the crank and it began to spin freely. It hit him on the right elbow and broke it. He was hospitalized.
An employee was moving pallet jack out of a charging station in order to put another jack in the charging station and struck metal racking. His right foot was pinned against the metal racking, causing a heel laceration.
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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