Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Paso V Enterprises, 11608 Scott Simpson Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was taking trash to an exit door. The door had been propped open with a feather duster when the wind blew it shut on her fingers. Her right middle fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
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