Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

UPS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DALTON, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UPS in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer UPS Report ID 20201211889
Address 3560 S. Dixie Dr. City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30720
Event Date December 21, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.69000, -84.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving packages across a roller conveyor system when his finger was pinched between the rollers and the package he was handling. This resulted in partial amputation of his right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On December 21, 2020, a worker at UPS in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for UPS.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 13, 2021 PALLETONE OF FLORIDA, INC. FORSYTH, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
May 15, 2015 Pennsylvania Drilling Company, Inc. MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jul 24, 2015 Koch Foods, Inc. PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY, GEORGIA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Mar 7, 2017 THREE D METALS INC. VALLEY CITY, OHIO Amputations Hosp., Amp.
May 10, 2023 Slim Haney Machining, Inc. TULSA, OKLAHOMA Amputations Amp.
Feb 7, 2017 ROLINC Staffing AURORA, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Jun 21, 2023 ZWANENBERG FOOD GROUP (USA) INC. CINCINNATI, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Nov 22, 2015 Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI Crushing injuries Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports