Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 3/7/2025

1 amputation · 2025032208 · 3/7/2025 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

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: Injured by object handled by person unspecified
Source: Conveyors roller, wheel
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 2100 North Union Street, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
NAICS: 484122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up an non-powered roller line to load the delivery trucks. His finger was caught and amputated between the quick-connect junction on the line while moving the segments into place.

Source

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