Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sunstates Security LLC, 102 E. Lathrop Ave, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31415
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was holding the door for contractors who were leaving the property when his little finger was caught in the door. Half an inch of the employee's left little finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Doors, except garage and vehicle
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