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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096342 · 9/1/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
5930 South Land Park Drive, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95822
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On 09/01/2015, at approximately 08:55 a.m., an employee was preparing to open the window section. She retrieved her money from the safe and placed it at the counter and then returned to the safe to secure her compartment and close the safe door. Her right thumb was smashed by the safe door as it closed. The bone was severed and the thumb was attached only by the skin. Her thumb was reattached at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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