Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.
Start: 11/4/2021

1 amputation · 2021119542 · 11/4/2021 · Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Mailing and metering machines

Employer

Name: Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.
Location: 21 Naus Way, BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
NAICS: 541860
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a maintenance mechanic adjust the drive clutch and belt on an envelope inserter machine. The side guard panel of the machine had been removed and the machine was powered. The machine was started, and the employee's right arm and hand were pulled into the power transmission belt. Two fingers on the hand were amputated.

Source

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