Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United Parcel Service
Start: 6/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065395 · 6/10/2020 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Ladders-fixed
Secondary source: Relays, rheostats, starters, controls

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service
Location: 1 Hog Island Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After climbing an attached ladder to retrieve packages from a conveyor, an employee began climbing down the ladder when he fell off and hit his arm on the top of a control box. He punctured his right inner arm and was hospitalized.

Source

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