Amputations

Name: Amputations at UPS
Start: 5/18/2020

1 amputation · 2020054597 · 5/18/2020 · UPS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 3300 AIRPORT ROAD, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tug when the door to the tug blew shut on the employee's finger. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tug and the door, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

Source

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