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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110202 · 11/4/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
2036 E Landstreet Rd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a postal sorting machine. The employee was putting a rubber band on a roller when the machine amputated their fingertip, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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