Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Starr Tent & Event Group LLC, 75 Beechwood Avenue, NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK 10801
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading laundry from a commercial washing machine when his right ring finger was caught in the washing machine door hinge. The employee sustained amputation of one-third of the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
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.
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