U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
| Employer | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Report ID | 2025010322 |
| Address | 1900 WEST REDLANDS | City, State ZIP | SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA 92403 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Waste management machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | 1797809 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.13000, -117.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading mail into a dumpster machine. The employee's left little finger was caught between the over-the-rail (OTR) and a bar of the machine, and was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2025, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with waste management machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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