Fractures

Name: Fractures at FEDEX GROUND
Start: 12/9/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211528 · 12/9/2020 · FEDEX GROUND

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: FEDEX GROUND
Location: 6833 W. 75TH ST, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a large package from a trailer onto an extendable conveyor belt. He glove was caught in a pinch point on the belt and pulled in, causing fractures and lacerations to his right middle and ring fingers.

Source

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