Incident date: 2016-08-09
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee and a coworker were working on the glass front entryway door. The employee was adjusting the door-closing mechanism with the door closed. The coworker opened the door while the employee had his finger in the closing mechanism. It closed like a scissor and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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