Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY CENTER
Start: 10/29/2024

1 amputation · 20241010034 · 10/29/2024 · GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY CENTER

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by door, gate, window
Source: Doors swinging and sliding
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY CENTER
Location: 3201 FAIRFAX TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66115
NAICS: 336111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was going through the personnel door at the dock. High winds (27-30 mph) caught the steel door and swung it back toward the employee. The door shut on the employee's right middle finger and they sustained an amputation between the fingertip and the distal knuckle along the nail bed.

Source

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