Amputations

Name: Amputations at UPS
Start: 11/29/2018

1 amputation · 20181112239 · 11/29/2018 · UPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 2040 Pleasant Valley Center, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26554
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee slipped on ice while walking and carrying a block of salt lick through the company parking lot. He slipped and fell on a patch of ice and the salt lick landed on his right index finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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