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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022087375 · 8/19/2022 · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Screwdrivers-power not determined

Employer

Name
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
Location
1 Sandy Creek Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a belt-tracking fault on a conveyor. The employee went under the machine to adjust the belt with a screwdriver when the rollers engaged, pulling the employee's screwdriver and right arm into the rollers. The employee sustained a forearm fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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