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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024054028 · 5/8/2024 · FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Location
6840 Pontius Road, GROVEPORT, OHIO, 43125
NAICS
484230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an extendable conveyor and lost his footing while standing under the running conveyor. His left arm was caught between the drive roller and snubber rollers in the conveyor and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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