Incident date: 2023-12-24
NAICS industry code: 447110

An employee was operating a register and assisting customers with their right hand near the office door. The door was shut and the tip of the employee's thumb was caught in the hinge, resulting in a right thumb injury that required surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high