Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431703

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Climbing on Ladder, Dropped, Finger, Fingertip, Overhead Door, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Rail
NAICS
485999
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345749824
Employer profile
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Summary number
221431703
Report ID
0316100

Event description

Employee's finger is crushed when caught on roll-up door rai

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 am. on January 18, 2022, an employee was standing on a ladder near a roll-up door trying to lower the door manually when the door dropped unexpectedly. The employee's finger was on the roller rail and was pinched when the door fell. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his middle finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    507

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