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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118228 · 11/2/2015 · S&C Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source
Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name
S&C Electric Company
Location
6601 N. Ridge Blvd., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60626
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was approaching the doors that go into the lunchroom/cafeteria area. Somebody had just come through the doors. As the doors were closing he grabbed the edge of the door trying to catch it before it closed. The doors caught the end of his pinky finger and amputated it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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