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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021119625 · 11/7/2021 · FedEx Ground

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-live roller
Secondary source
Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name
FedEx Ground
Location
6833 W. 75th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
484110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the tension on a conveyor system's roller pin when the wrench slipped and the roller pin crushed the employee's left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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