Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ricoh USA, 1801 California St., DENVER, COLORADO 80202
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was bringing up mail in a cart from the basement. The employee exited the freight elevator and went to open the door to the lobby with her left hand. When she pulled on the door it gave no resistance and flew open. The employee's left pinky finger was caught and fractured between the steel casing for the doorstop and the door handle.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedDoors, except garage and vehicle
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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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