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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129277 · 12/8/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
170 High Street, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02453
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a tray to a container when the interlocked gate came down unexpectedly and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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