Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/27/2022

1 amputation · 2022054624 · 5/27/2022 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 475 Mulberry Street, MACON, GEORGIA, 31201
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a dock pin while removing dock plates. Once the dock plate was loosened, it fell on the employee's right hand, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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