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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064529 · 6/3/2021 · 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
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
7451 Templehof Dr., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, 46241
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was dumping mail from an all-purpose container onto a culling belt. The employee was reaching with their right hand to remove a package stuck in the container while their left hand was on the bar that holds the container in place when it's turned upright to dump the contents. The container shifted and crushed the employee's left middle finger between the bar and metal frame of the container, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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