Amputations

Name: Amputations at U. S. Postal Service
Start: 1/15/2020

1 amputation · 2020010427 · 1/15/2020 · U. S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: U. S. Postal Service
Location: 9320 Emnora Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77080
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 3:30 a.m. on January 15, 2020, an employee was scanning a barcode on a truck. When the scissor lift was lowered, the employee's left foot was caught under it. The big toe was amputated.

Source

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