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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098350 · 9/27/2021 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
3701 West Wendover Avenue, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, 27495
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was on top of a conveyor clearing a jam. A moving roller amputated their arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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