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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024076166 · 7/10/2024 · UPS Ground Freight, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Conveyors roller, wheel
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
UPS Ground Freight, Inc.
Location
2100 N. Hicks Road, PALATINE, ILLINOIS, 60074
NAICS
492210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading packages into a trailer. They were pushing in the roller assembly when it became unlatched from the dock. As the roller set moved away from the dock, employee's left little finger got pinched between the hand bar of the rollers and a stationary bar. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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