Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/31/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021054401 · 5/31/2021 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 433 W. Harrison St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 31, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a material equipment operator (MEO) was driving a forklift in reverse to place a bundle in a staging area. The forklift ran over the foot of another employee who was walking in the area. The injured employee's foot was surgically amputated.

Source

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