Amputations

Name: Amputations at UPS
Start: 2/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023021167 · 2/6/2023 · UPS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Packages, parcels
Secondary source: Chutes

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 2100 North Hicks Road, PALATINE, ILLINOIS, 60074
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving packages from a line. An irregular metal package with nylon mesh on it came down the slide and crushed the employee's finger, causing a partial amputation including the loss of the nail.

Source

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