Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 8/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016087845 · 8/21/2016 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 2310 Manard Jackson Parkway, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30320
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a guarding panel on a conveyor belt. When the last bolt was removed, the panel swung down and amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.

Source

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