Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 12/10/2024

1 amputation · 20241211405 · 12/10/2024 · United Parcel Service, 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: Portable stairs
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 100 Airport Rd, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
NAICS: 492210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping move crew stairs. While the employee was placing wheel chocks, their right hand was caught between the wheel and brake of the crew stairs, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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