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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077359 · 7/19/2019 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
Beardmore Chevrolet, BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, 68123
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to unload a truck frame using a forklift. The frame shifted and fell off the forklift, striking the employee and causing a partial amputation of the left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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