Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC
Start: 5/5/2018

1 amputation · 2018054381 · 5/5/2018 · U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC

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: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC
Location: 3165 LEXINGTON AVENUE S., EAGAN, MINNESOTA, 55121
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On May 5, 2018, at 11:15 a.m., an employee was using a scissor lift to change light bulbs. The scissor lift was equipped with a platform extending feature that was not properly latched. The platform handrail then moved and amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.

Source

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