On January 25, 2024, an employee was trying to close a malfunctioning mechanical gate. The roller on the gate broke the employee's left little finger and lacerated the employee's left hand.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Gates
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
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 taking out the trash through the storeroom door when the storeroom door closed on their left index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561612)
The injured employee was helping to detain an inmate. A security guard slammed the inmate on top of the injured employee. The employee sustained a back/neck injury.
An employee was removing a rope barrier to let a vehicle into an area. She fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left hip. She was hospitalized.
An employee was providing security for a stadium event. The employee was attacked and struck in the head with a hammer, suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was walking out of the guard shack to get numbers from trailers when they slipped/tripped and fell off a curb to the pavement below. The employee was hospitalized with a hip injury.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.