Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221379654

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Forklift, Hand, Material Handling
NAICS
491110
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345466742
Employer profile
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Summary number
221379654
Report ID
0728900

Event description

Employee?s fingers are amputated while operating forklift

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on July 30, 2021, an employee was moving crates of mail with a forklift. While operating, the employee placed his hand on the outside of the forklift frame. His fingers became caught between the frame of the forklift and a metal rail on the wall. The employee sustained amputations of the tips of his right index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Event type
    6

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