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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054525 · 5/23/2016 · U.S. 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
Racks-garment and other
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
7075 Cross County Road, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29418
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On or about May 23, 2016, an employee was moving a mail rack when her hand was smashed between the rack and a concrete column. Her right pinky fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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