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U.S. Postal Service

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Postal Service in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2017021528
Address 1800 James Jackson City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30369
Event Date February 16, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.80000, -84.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning equipment while getting ready to repair an over-the-road container when his left pinky finger was caught and amputated in the container door.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2017, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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