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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016088103 · 8/29/2016 · United States 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
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Shelves, shelving
Secondary source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
1515 S. Grove Ave., BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS, 60010
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The metal shelf inside a wheeled container of mail was loose and fell on an employee's finger while the container was being pulled, causing a serious laceration. The finger may have to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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