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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191112177 · 11/23/2019 · United States Postal Service

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: Cabinets, cases-display, storage

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 1075 Makawao Ave, MAKAWAO, HAWAII, 96768
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was putting money and stamps in a safe when the safe door closed on their thumb and amputated the tip.

Source

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