Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ES3 LLC, 4875 Susquehanna Trail, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17406
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was leaving a bathroom when the employee's left hand was caught in the hinge side of the restroom door, resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
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An employee was performing maintenance activities while standing on top of a bracket used for a tie-off point. The tie-off point failed, causing the employee to fall 10 feet to a lower level. He was hospitalized with a fractured right wrist, head laceration, and leg injuries.
An employee stepped off the bottom step of a fixed ladder at the crossover to a four-foot high conveyor and onto a piece of wood scrap. The employee suffered a twisted right ankle.
On or about April 13, 2015, at 1:50 p.m., a maintenance employee entered a robot cell to determine why the robot stopped working. He either fell off of the work platform or was struck by the work platform or robot, sustaining a compound fracture to his right leg and significant soft tissue damage to his right shoulder. He was hospitalized.
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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