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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025054280 · 5/7/2025 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object unspecified
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
United Parcel Service
Location
4 Liberty Street, TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18252
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading packages from a trailer and grabbed a box at eye level to put on the roller line. A package (containing metal) on top of that box slid forward and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the corner of his right eye at the tear duct.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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