Amputations

Name: Amputations at Marine Depot Maintenance Command
Start: 9/11/2023

1 amputation · 2023098373 · 9/11/2023 · Marine Depot Maintenance Command

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: Marine Depot Maintenance Command
Location: Building 573 Yermo Annex, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, 92311
NAICS: 336120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was entering a building. When he grabbed the door handle with his left hand, the suction from inside the building started to close the door, causing him to lose his grip. He went to catch the door with his right hand before it closed when his middle fingertip was caught and amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown