FedEx Freight, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HENDERSON, COLORADO
| Employer | FedEx Freight, Inc. | Report ID | 2022032698 |
| Address | 9351 Willow Ct. | City, State ZIP | HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640 |
| Event Date | March 25, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.86000, -104.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was holding a connection point handle while hooking up two semi-trailers when his hand got caught between the hookup point and the pintle, resulting in a thumb amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 25, 2022, a worker at FedEx Freight, Inc. in HENDERSON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers 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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