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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022098209 · 9/16/2022 · FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Location
13701 SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Boulevard, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34987
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just completed a lock out/tag out of a machine and was activating the equipment to check and track the conveyor belt. The employee's hand was struck by the belt and his right index, middle, and ring fingers were caught in the unguarded belt and pulley. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle, and he sustained fractures, contusions, and lacerations to his right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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