Amputations

Name: Amputations at United States Postal Service
Start: 7/30/2021

1 amputation · 2021076351 · 7/30/2021 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Guardrails, road dividers

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 1124 Pacific Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68108
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when their right index and middle fingers were caught between the frame of the forklift and a guardrail, resulting in fingertip amputations.

Source

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