KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—
GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY CENTER
Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was going through the personnel door at the dock. High winds (27-30 mph) caught the steel door and swung it back toward the employee. The door shut on the employee's right middle finger and they sustained an amputation between the fingertip and the distal knuckle along the nail bed.
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