Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at St. Mary's Healthcare, 427 Guy Park Ave, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK 12010
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
While moving a refrigerator through a doorway, an employee amputated the right index finger when it was caught inside a hole in the metal doorframe.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Doors, except garage and vehicle
An employee was working with a portable x-ray machine. As the employee was bringing the patient forward onto the x-ray she suffered pain in her lower back on the right side. The employee suffered a bulging disc in the lower back.
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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