United Parcel Service, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ATLANTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2015096506 |
| Address | 270 Marvin Miller Drive | City, State ZIP | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 492110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.75000, -84.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's right hand was injured while attempting to break a jam (conveyor bottle neck) on a conveyor.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2015, a worker at United Parcel Service, Inc. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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