UPS

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MESQUITE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in MESQUITE, TEXAS
Employer UPS Report ID 2015010997
Address 4300 Samuel Blvd City, State ZIP MESQUITE, TEXAS 75149
Event Date January 30, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 561431 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.79000, -96.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after he got his hand caught between the conveyor belt and the T-Plate.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2015, a worker at UPS in MESQUITE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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