Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at USPS
Start: 2/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021397 · 2/12/2017 · USPS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 4025 W Reno Ave, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73125
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was moving a tall pallet load from a trailer with a powered pallet jack. As the pallet was exiting the trailer the top struck the bottom of the trailer's rollup door. The door fell and the employee attempted to catch it with his right hand. The door dislocated the employee's right thumb that required two metal pins to be surgically inserted.

Source

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