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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021253 · 2/10/2021 · United States Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mailing and metering machines

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
7415 Commonwealth Avenue, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32209
NAICS
921190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 10, 2021, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on a mail machine and removed the bottom panel. As he knelt down to retrieve mail that had fallen out of the machine, his knee gave out, causing his hand to come into contact with the machine and resulting in an amputation to the right index finger just below the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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