Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at UPS
Start: 12/21/2024

1 amputation · 20241211802 · 12/21/2024 · UPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 116 Industrial Drive, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was selecting packages from an extendable conveyor when his right ring finger was caught in the belt. The employee sustained an amputation of the finger at the distal joint.

Source

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