Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at USPS-Processing & Distribution Center
Start: 4/19/2025

1 amputation · 2025043653 · 4/19/2025 · USPS-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: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Rollers, cylinders

Employer

Name: USPS-Processing & Distribution Center
Location: 10410 Perrin Beitel Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78201
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of material from a machine's roller. His left index fingertip got caught in the roller, resulting in a partial amputation to the left index finger.

Source

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