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U.S. Postal Service P & D Center

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Postal Service P & D Center in ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN
Employer U.S. Postal Service P & D Center Report ID 2015063731
Address 400 Creske Av City, State ZIP ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN 54474
Event Date June 17, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Doors, except garage and vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.86000, -89.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a powered pallet jack through a set of dock doors with his hands on the outside of the handle. The dock doors closed crushing the middle, ring and pinky fingers on his left hand resulting in an amputation of the pinky fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service P & D Center in ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with doors, except garage and vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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