Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-03-10 | Sacramento | Pennsylvania | Sterman Masser Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to unjam material from a bag sealer when a moving part amputated the employee's left index fingertip. | |||||
2017-08-04 | West Sacramento | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was hospitalized after suffering a finger injury. | |||||
2015-09-01 | Sacramento | California | U.S. Postal Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On 09/01/2015, at approximately 08:55 a.m., an employee was preparing to open the window section. She retrieved her money from the safe and placed it at the counter and then returned to the safe to secure her compartment and close the safe door. Her right thumb was smashed by the safe door as it closed. The bone was severed and the thumb was attached only by the skin. Her thumb was reattached at the hospital. |