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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015042478 · 4/30/2015 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: USPS
Location: 3517 Johnson Stret, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70001
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shutting a safe and got her finger caught in the door. Her fingertip was severed, requiring hospitalization and reattachment surgery.

Source

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