Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nisga'a Tek, Building 466 Fire Trainer/Simulator, Fort Eustis, VA, FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA 23604
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was instructing a crew of firefighters during a training exercise when his left ring finger was caught in a door, resulting in amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Doors, except garage and vehicle
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 541519)
An employee was ascending an 8-foot ladder in the conference room when he fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury, which required surgery.
An employee was halfway up a ladder removing ceiling tiles to run data cables. They fell from the ladder to the floor and sustained a compression fracture to their T12 vertebra.
An employee was throwing waste into an open dumpster located at a loading dock that was approximately 2 feet above ground. While putting a metal shipping bracket into the dumpster, the employee lost his balance and fell off the dock and onto the ground next to the dumpster, resulting in a fractured hip.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was walking back to a carrier case with mail in her hand when she tripped over a tub. Her back overarched as she fell, resulting in a fractured back that required hospitalization.
An employee was driving a utility tractor rig when it struck the rear trailer of another utility tractor rig, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The glancing impact caused damage to the cab, and he sustained a laceration on right side of his face, a cervical fracture, two fractured left ribs, and a pelvic fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was washing an aircraft from a scissor lift when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained a back injury and lacerations to their head and neck.