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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 2015031049
Address 1700 CLEVELAND City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64121
Event Date March 7, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1061027
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -94.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a trailer with a covered wagon (all-purpose container) when she looked down and saw that she was bleeding. She was wearing gloves. Her fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2015, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.

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