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

United Parcel Service Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — NEWARK, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service Inc. in NEWARK, DELAWARE
Employer United Parcel Service Inc. Report ID 2022119606
Address 325 Ruthar Drive City, State ZIP NEWARK, DELAWARE 19711
Event Date November 2, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # 1627698
GPS Coordinates 39.68000, -75.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee's leg was resting on a conveyor belt when the belt was powered on. The employee's foot moved forward on the belt and their knee pressed against the guide bar, resulting in an ankle fracture.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2022, a worker at United Parcel Service Inc. in NEWARK, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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 United Parcel Service Inc..

Similar Incidents

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

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 21, 2022 SABEL STEEL THEODORE, ALABAMA Amputations Amp.
Jul 19, 2023 New Florence Wood Products Co. NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI Amputations Amp.
Sep 23, 2021 Ace Electric, Inc VALDOSTA, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Jun 10, 2015 COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS Amputations Amp.
Oct 1, 2020 GEBHARDT POST PLANT & SAWMILL ROUNDUP, MONTANA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Aug 27, 2015 Norwalk Concrete Industries, Inc. NORWALK, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Oct 23, 2020 Berry Plastics PRYOR, OKLAHOMA Fractures Hosp.
Aug 26, 2019 MFS/YORK/STORMOR GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports