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UPS FREIGHT INC.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS FREIGHT INC. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer UPS FREIGHT INC. Report ID 2020010122
Address 8500 N. Hall St. City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63147
Event Date January 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.72000, -90.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hand tool to work on a Velcro strip for his truck when the tool punctured his right index finger and he fainted. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2020, a worker at UPS FREIGHT INC. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with handtools-power not determined, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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