Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service - Chippewa Falls
Start: 8/6/2022

1 amputation · 2022086945 · 8/6/2022 · U.S. Postal Service - Chippewa Falls

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Automobile

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service - Chippewa Falls
Location: 315 N Bridge Street, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 6, 2022, at 10:17 AM, an employee was loading mail into a car for delivery. The door closed on her left index finger, amputating it above the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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