Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Koch Foods Of Gadsden LLC, 501 Paden Road, GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35903
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through a set of double doors. As she was closing the door, her right pinky finger was caught between the door and the frame, causing a laceration that resulted in a partial finger amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedDoors, except garage and vehicle
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