UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LENEXA, KANSAS
| Employer | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | Report ID | 20171211438 |
| Address | 14650 Sante Fe Trail Dr | City, State ZIP | LENEXA, KANSAS 66215 |
| Event Date | December 1, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Secondary Source | Handrails, banisters | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 492210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.93000, -94.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing a cart filled with large and heavy packages when the employee's right hand was pinched between the cart frame and a handrail. The employee's right pinky fingertip was surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 1, 2017, a worker at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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