Amputations

The employee was opening the sliding door to the heat treating building by pulling the handle down, which enables the door to slide on its rollers. The metal sliding door was approximately 22.5 feet in length and 11 feet in height. The employee tried to push the sliding door along its rollers by placing his left hand on the door handle frame. While pushing the sliding door, the unlatched spring-loaded door handle released from its down position, and sprung upward, catching the employee's left pinky finger between the stationary and moving door handle framework resulting in amputation.