Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Buc-ee's, 2328 Lindsay Ln, ATHENS, ALABAMA 35613
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking into the store through a rear exit door when the door closed behind him and caught his left ring finger between the door and the door frame, resulting in an amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Doors swinging and sliding
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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