UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LENEXA, KANSAS
| Employer | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC | Report ID | 2022109433 |
| Address | 14650 SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVE | City, State ZIP | LENEXA, KANSAS 66215 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 492210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.93000, -94.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. While they were cleaning the grease fitting on the timing belt, the employee's finger became caught in the conveyor system, causing a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2022, a worker at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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