Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 11/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110610 · 11/17/2023 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Packages, parcels
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 10155 Monroe Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75229
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading packages from a conveyor belt when a package became jammed on the belt. As he pulled on the package, it struck the right side of his face, including his eye. The employee suffered an eye injury that required surgery.

Source

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