Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S.P.S.
Start: 12/9/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191212632 · 12/9/2019 · U.S.P.S.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: U.S.P.S.
Location: 1100 Town and Country, TOWN AND COUNTRY, MISSOURI, 63017
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to close the jammed back door to a postal delivery truck. His left middle finger was caught between the two panels of the door and was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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