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UPS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer UPS Report ID 2015129488
Address 223 N. James Street City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66118
Event Date December 15, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # 1113574
GPS Coordinates 39.10000, -94.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading cars and looking for packages left behind. As he reached into the running equipment his right arm was caught in the pulley and belt, fracturing it. The equipment was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On December 15, 2015, a worker at UPS in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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