Fractures

Name: Fractures at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
Start: 9/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098161 · 9/5/2023 · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Packages, parcels
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
Location: 10 Sonny Perdue Drive, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31408
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking to their bay to perform loading and unloading operations. A jammed package came over the side barrier of the overhead belt system. The 18-pound package fell onto the employee from the height of the rafters causing a fractured neck and contusions to the head.

Source

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