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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022109433 · 10/27/2022 · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC
Location
14650 SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVE, LENEXA, KANSAS, 66215
NAICS
492210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. While they were cleaning the grease fitting on the timing belt, the employee's finger became caught in the conveyor system, causing a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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