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U.S. Postal Service

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Postal Service in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2016054525
Address 7075 Cross County Road City, State ZIP NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29418
Event Date May 23, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.90000, -80.07000

Incident Narrative

On or about May 23, 2016, an employee was moving a mail rack when her hand was smashed between the rack and a concrete column. Her right pinky fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2016, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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