Fractures

Name: Fractures at UPS Chalk Hill
Start: 10/10/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109461 · 10/10/2024 · UPS Chalk Hill

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Straight trucks, box trucks

Employer

Name: UPS Chalk Hill
Location: 4333-4495 Dallas Fort Worth Turnpike, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a package unload device to remove packages from a vehicle. The device moved and caught the employee's right thumb against the shelving of the vehicle, breaking and crushing it.

Source

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