Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center
Start: 9/9/2024

1 amputation · 2024098349 · 9/9/2024 · U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Mailing and metering equipment
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center
Location: 100 South 1st Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55401
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On September 9, 2024, an employee was operating the dual pass rough cull (DPRC) machine when their left index finger contacted the chain belt, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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