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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019066177 · 6/19/2019 · 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
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
1300 E. Northwest Hwy., PALATINE, ILLINOIS, 60095
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was at a dock operating a high-low forklift when a bulk mail cart (BMC) started rolling towards him. He extended his right arm in an attempt to stop the BMC and his right middle finger was pinched between the BMC and his forklift, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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