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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171212184 · 12/23/2017 · Federal Express Corp

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Federal Express Corp
Location
4300 Coalburg Rd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35207
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually unloading a wooden crate to reload a conveyor belt when the contents in the crate shifted toward the belt. The employee's right ring finger was then pinched between the crate and edge of the conveyor belt, resulting in a medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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