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USPS

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BILLINGS, MONTANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at USPS in BILLINGS, MONTANA
Employer USPS Report ID 2020077004
Address 821 S 26th City, State ZIP BILLINGS, MONTANA 59105
Event Date July 24, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.77000, -108.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was handling a wire mail basket. Her finger was caught in the container while she was placing it on the counter resulting in an amputation to the left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2020, a worker at USPS in BILLINGS, MONTANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with buckets, baskets, pails 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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