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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020088188 · 8/28/2020 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Girders, beams, structural steel

Employer

Name
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location
11802 N. Gessner, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a cart loaded with packages. His thumb was smashed between a metal I-beam and the cart structure, causing an injury that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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