Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 3/29/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032771 · 3/29/2022 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 6800 South 6th Street, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling an irregular cart full of heavy bulk packages out of an automated guided vehicle. The cart ran into him, pinning him against a structural pole and crushing his torso.

Source

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