OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Omaha Swift Beef Co.
Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was leaning against an exterior door when another door was opened on the interior causing a vacuum to slightly open the exterior door. The employee's right hand slipped into the hinged side of the door. The door then closed on his fingers. The employee sustained an avulsion and partial amputation to the second and third digits, requiring surgery.
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