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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021010619 · 1/23/2021 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
2400 DFW TURNPIKE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75398
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a mail sorting machine when it started up. The employee's left hand was caught between a conveyor belt and a roller, and bones in the hand were broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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