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White Plains Hospital

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at White Plains Hospital in WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
Employer White Plains Hospital Report ID 2023032877
Address 41 East Post Rd City, State ZIP WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10606
Event Date March 31, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.02000, -73.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to close a service drive rear door leading out of a hospital. When he tried to close it from the inside, it did not close entirely. He went outside and tried to pull the door the rest of the way down. His right ring finger was caught and pinched in a seam between door panels as the door came down. He suffered a partial amputation of the fingertip and fingernail.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2023, a worker at White Plains Hospital in WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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