Worker lost arm from injury at U.S. mail facility in North Carolina, Labor Department says
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The arm of a mechanic working at a U.S. mail facility in North Carolina was amputated last year after coming into contact with a machine that had a safety guard removed, the U.S. Labor Department has found.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it inspected the facility in Greensboro following the injury in late September. The agency released its findings in a news release on Friday.
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Greensboro Network Distribution Center. The federal inspection identified "repeat and serious safety violations, including failure to ensure that safety guards were in place as required and allowing conveyor guards to be routinely removed, leaving workers at risk of injuries," the news release said.
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