Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 11/23/2021

1 amputation · 20211110142 · 11/23/2021 · U.S. 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: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 7755 E. 56TH AVE., DENVER, COLORADO, 80217
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an over the road container (OTR). The employee brought the OTR to a mail dumper, which lifts packages on a conveyor belt. As the dumper was operating it contacted the door of the OTR, causing it to close on the employee's fingers. The employee's left middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Source

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