Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at United States Postal Service
Start: 8/9/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087322 · 8/9/2024 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 1720 Chaparral Road, HENDERSON, NEVADA, 89044
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was walking toward the breakroom when they were struck by a sit-down forklift that was backing up. The employee suffered an amputation of the left leg just below the knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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