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U. S. Postal Service

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CODY, WYOMING

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U. S. Postal Service in CODY, WYOMING
Employer U. S. Postal Service Report ID 2019010261
Address 1301 Stampede Avenue City, State ZIP CODY, WYOMING 82414
Event Date January 9, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # 1371617
GPS Coordinates 44.51000, -109.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance work on an overhead garage door when the employee's thumb was caught in the overhead door's chain drive, resulting in a partial left thumb amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 9, 2019, a worker at U. S. Postal Service in CODY, WYOMING suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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