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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109870 · 10/16/2020 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: 7303 Frankford Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19136
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting money into a safe. While closing the door, the locking mechanism amputated her thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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