Amputations

Name: Amputations at UPS
Start: 6/25/2020

1 amputation · 2020065923 · 6/25/2020 · UPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 5101 Trabue Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about to move a cart that was blocking an automated guided vehicle from its designated stop. The cart started to move and the employee's finger against a pole, amputating the underside of the finger.

Source

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