Amputations

Name: Amputations at Fedex
Start: 8/5/2016

1 amputation · 2016087295 · 8/5/2016 · Fedex

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Fedex
Location: 1245 Aviation Way, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
NAICS: 561431
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was raising the safety rail on the conveyor and holding onto the vertical support rail. His left middle finger was caught in the hinge amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown