FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - IRVING, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. in IRVING, Texas
Employer FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc.
Address 3215 Spur 482
City, State ZIP IRVING, Texas 75062
Report ID 2015129137
Event Date December 3, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 492110
Inspection # 1112450
GPS Coordinates 32.84084, -96.90374

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a motor house belt system when her arm got caught between the belt and the metal beam of the conveyor system.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2015, a worker at FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. in IRVING, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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