Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Towne Park LLC, Sheraton Miami Airport, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33142
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's finger was caught in a doorjamb. The fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Doors, 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.
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