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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024053780 · 5/1/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Cutting handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
525 ROYAL PARKWAY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, 37230
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up the edge of a conveyor belt when the belt cutting tool jumped out of its track and then returned to the track. This caused the injured employee's hand to slip, resulting in partial amputations to his left index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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