Young children are the most at risk of finger trapping accidents, which can often lead to amputation and long-term pain. These injuries can also result in expensive medical bills for the family and legal action against the schools or child care centres because of unprotected doors and carelessness of their workers and teachers.

1. FINGER
ENTRAPMENT
ACCIDENTS OF
2019

2. Young children are the most at risk of finger trapping accidents,
which can often lead to amputation and long-term pain. These
injuries can also result in expensive medical bills for the family
and legal action against the schools or child care centres
because of unprotected doors and carelessness of their workers
and teachers.

3. Finger entrapment injuries could have been easily prevented with
the use of door finger guards. But, it is up to the facility owners,
managers, or directors to ensure that these safety devices are
installed in all doors in the first place. Prevention is always better
than cure - which is why here are some finger accidents of 2019
highlighted to bring more awareness to door safety in 2020.

4. A 2-year-old boy lost his fingertip by a closing door at his
daycare when the teacher was handling another child.
Westchester Child Care Centre didn’t inform his parents
for the severity of the incident- resulting in him losing his
fingertip. Following the case, the child care facility’s
license was suspended.
JANUARY 2019 – 2-YEAR-OLD BOY LOST HIS FINGERTIP AT
WESTCHESTER CHILD CARE CENTRE
DOOR FINGER GUARDS

5. The family of a 6-year old boy student sued his school district after a
substitute teacher cut his pinkie finger by closing it in a door. At
Scribner Elementary School, the boy was standing in line in the
classroom when the teacher closed the door with his little finger,
and his pinkie finger was trapped in the door frame near the hinges
– resulting in about half the finger being cut off. This nasty incident
happened because of the teacher’s unawareness and unprotected
doors, so the teacher and school was found liable for this entire
mishap.
FEBRUARY 2019 – SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED AFTER A 6-YEAR OLD
BOY’S PINKIE FINGER CUT BY CLOSING DOOR.

6. An 11-year-old boy was offered a settlement from the
Beaverton School District following a finger entrapment
injury at Whitford Middle School. The sixth-grade student’s
fingertip was cut off by the school’s gym double door
during recess. That accident not only gave a traumatic
experience to the boy student but also left his family with
medical expenses of well over 5500 GBP. Then Beaverton
School District offered to pay about 50,000 GBP to settle
the following case.
FEBRUARY 2019 – SCHOOL DISTRICT PAID ALMOST 50,000 GBP TO 11-
YEAR-OLD STUDENT WHO SEVERED FINGER IN DOOR

7. Many child care centres, schools, or media outlets describe
finger trapping accidents as ‘freak accidents.’ However, it has
been shown that 600,000 injuries resulting from fingers
getting trapped between the door hinges and frames
occurred between 1999 and 2008 – leading to amputation
and lifelong damage in rare cases. So, it’s better to purchase a
high-quality door hinge guard and install it to your facility’s
doors to avoid these nasty injuries.
DOOR HINGE GUARD

8. Many organisation owners claim that
their doorways are monitored at all
times; therefore, the possibility of a finger
entrapment incident is not possible. But,
the fact is that this method of
safeguarding is hardly practical. So, if you
want to prevent children in your care
from trapping their fingers in your doors
and even yourself from legal actions,
there is nothing better solutions than
installing door finger protectors.