Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DEPARTMENT OF ARMY, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, 1 Rock Island Arsenal, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61299
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On October 28, 2022, an employee was lowering a traffic control gate when their right ring finger was caught between the gate and the frame. The employee's finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Gates
More severe injuries at DEPARTMENT OF ARMY, ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL
An employee of another unit was moving bar stock with a forklift when it became stuck as he went through a doorway. The injured employee was helping to move the bar stock and when the forklift lowered, the bar stock fell onto the injured employee's hand amputating his middle finger.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332999)
An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.
Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.