Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dicks Sporting Goods, 2845 W University Drive, DENTON, TEXAS 76201
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was closing an exterior exit door when the wind blew the door shut and their left middle fingertip was caught in the door jamb and amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Doors swinging and sliding
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