FedEx Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Amputations - NEWARK, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FedEx Corporation in NEWARK, New Jersey
Employer FedEx Corporation
Address 347 Metroplex Rd.
City, State ZIP NEWARK, New Jersey 07114
Report ID 20181213224
Event Date December 27, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 492110
Inspection # 1386875
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -74.18000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a unit load device's lock into the upright/locked
position after the container had been slid into place on a 777 airplane. The control lever to move the container was struck and the container moved, catching the employee's left ring finger in the lock. The fingertip was partially severed.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2018, a worker at FedEx Corporation in NEWARK, New Jersey suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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