Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Postal Service
Start: 4/13/2015

1 amputation · 2015041959 · 4/13/2015 · US Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name: US Postal Service
Location: 4542 Robinson Rd., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39204
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was retrieving coins from a safe located behind the customer service counter. The safe door closed by itself, pinching and amputating the tip of the employee's left thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown