United Parcel Service Co., Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Other burns, unspecified - MONTGOMERY, Alabama
| Employer | United Parcel Service Co., Inc. |
| Address | UPS CC MONTGOMERY, 2401 Jackson Ferry RD |
| City, State ZIP | MONTGOMERY, Alabama 36104 |
| Report ID | 2017010224 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and finger(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts |
| Industry (NAICS) | 492110 |
| Inspection # | 1204499 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.41000, -86.30000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing a conveyor belt system to free a jammed shirt. He was using a knife to cut away the shirt and free the jammed system when his shirt was caught by the conveyor belt. The belt then pulled his left hand between the roller, the belt, and the frame, causing burns to the back of his left hand from his knuckles to his wrist and lacerations to the underside of his left thumb.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2017, a worker at United Parcel Service Co., Inc. in MONTGOMERY, Alabama suffered other burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and finger(s). 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.
Context
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