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UPS

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UPS in PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UPS Report ID 2015118347
Address 2301 Highland Road City, State ZIP PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18071
Event Date November 5, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Packages, parcels
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.82000, -75.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring an erect package on an erect package cart. The employee's thumb was underneath the package and when he pulled it out from under the package he sustained an amputation injury.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2015, a worker at UPS in PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with packages, parcels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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