Amputations

Name: Amputations at USPS/ Buffalo PNDC
Start: 2/13/2023

1 amputation · 2023021391 · 2/13/2023 · USPS/ Buffalo PNDC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: USPS/ Buffalo PNDC
Location: 1200 Williams St, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14240
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was leaving the recycle room with an electric pallet jack while walking behind the pallet jack. The employee pushed open the swinging doors with the pallet jack when their hand was struck and pinched between the door and the pallet jack handle. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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