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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021688 · 2/21/2017 · 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
147 Quigley Blvd., NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a dock plate that was stuck to a trailer door when someone pushed the activation button for the plate. His right middle finger was then caught and possibly amputated between the dock plate and the door latch of the trailer.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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