CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS—
Wicked Staffing Solutions
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
Final narrative
A temporary employee was leaving the locker room at the end of their shift. Another employee went through the door and the injured employee went to catch the door from behind her. The employee's finger then got caught between the door and the door frame; their fingertip was amputated without bone loss and medically reattached.
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