Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 9/23/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098795 · 9/23/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1000 Westchester Avenue, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, 10610
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was walking on a loading dock platform when their right foot was struck by a forklift that was moving in reverse. The employee's little toe was surgically amputated.

Source

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