Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 12/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211135 · 12/6/2023 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Packages, parcels
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 6800 South 6th Street, OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, 53154
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing at the sort aisle while sorting packages. Packages rolled down a ramped conveyor belt and a 42-pound package struck the back of the employee's head. The employee sustained a concussion and a broken jaw.

Source

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