Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/14/2018

1 amputation · 2018065870 · 6/14/2018 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 2200 NW 72nd Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33152
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to engage a dock board. It was stuck so the employee used his hand. When the board came loose, it crushed several digits on his left hand. The left ring finger was partially amputated.

Source

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