Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1432579.015 - U.S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1432579.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 09/13/2019

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service
11600 Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60666

Mailing Address:
11600 Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60666

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 491110/Postal Service

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Piv

Case Closed: 03/16/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1475275	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120045.015

Event: 07/10/2019

Employee amputates finger when caught between dock plate and

At 10:30 a.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee was connecting a trailer to a dock when he attempted to raise the dock plate. The employee activated the dock plate but it didn't lift all the way on the left side. The employee attempted to remove a forklift BMC strap that was caught in the dock plate but as he did, the plate fell and pinched his left hand between the plate and the dock. The employee amputated his ring fingertip as a result and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Building, Caught Between, Debris, Dock, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Housekeeping, Loading Dock, Malfunction, Material Handling, Mech Malfunction, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Steel Plate, Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432579.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction
2	1432579.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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