Incident date: 2022-02-10
NAICS industry code: 452319

On February 10, 2022, an employee was working in the receiving area of a storeroom. The employee went to open a heavy-duty double door and propped both doors open with a doorstop to prepare to move cardboard bales outside. After the employee opened the second door, the hinges closed on her left index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high