Amputations

Name: Amputations at FEDEX EXPRESS
Start: 6/7/2019

1 amputation · 2019065752 · 6/7/2019 · FEDEX EXPRESS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: FEDEX EXPRESS
Location: 1400 QUARRY ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17111
NAICS: 484122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was with another employee who was lifting a pallet of freight with a crowbar. The injured employee placed their hand under the pallet and the crowbar slipped causing a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

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