FEDEX FREIGHT

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FEDEX FREIGHT in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer FEDEX FREIGHT Report ID 2018099369
Address 3560 S Maize Rd City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67215
Event Date September 11, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1345695
GPS Coordinates 37.63000, -97.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing out an air bag on a trailer when the bag came free and pinched the employee's left index finger between the bag and a bracket on the trailer, resulting in a fingertip amputation to approximately the base of the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2018, a worker at FEDEX FREIGHT in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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