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Amputations
1 amputation · 2021021123 · 2/8/2021 · 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
- 67 West Boylston Street, WEST BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01583
- NAICS
- 491110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was placing a cash drawer in a safe when the tip of their right thumb was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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