Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Z & H Foods, Inc, 7015 Gulf Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77087
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a bathroom when a stall door closed on her right hand. Her right ring finger was caught in the door hinge, resulting in a fingertip amputation and open fracture to her finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
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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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