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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025010190 · 1/7/2025 · USPS

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
USPS
Location
7400 Lindburgh Blvd, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19176
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an automated package processing system when a finger on their left hand became caught in the belt. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the distal fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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