Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 11/9/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110467 · 11/9/2024 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 400 Port Lincoln Rd, BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, 07002
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting rollers on a cart when their right ring finger was caught between the rollers' brake and tray handle, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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