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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015063483 · 6/8/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Office and business machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
900 E Fayette Street, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 21233
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee attempted to free a mail jam in a mail sorting device when the machine amputated his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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