U. S. Postal Service (USPS), Petaluma P&DC
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
| Employer | U. S. Postal Service (USPS), Petaluma P&DC | Report ID | 2024021152 |
| Address | 1150 N. McDowell Blvd. | City, State ZIP | PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA 94999 |
| Event Date | February 6, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | 1727019 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.26000, -122.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a tilting machine. The machine pinched his left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 6, 2024, a worker at U. S. Postal Service (USPS), Petaluma P&DC in PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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