DHL Supply Chain

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SUGAR LAND, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DHL Supply Chain in SUGAR LAND, Texas
Employer DHL Supply Chain
Address 555 Industrial Drive
City, State ZIP SUGAR LAND, Texas 77478
Report ID 2023010688
Event Date January 23, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 541614
GPS Coordinates 29.63000, -95.60000

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Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was spotting a forklift that was loading cable reels (weighing 5,000-7,000 pounds) onto a trailer. The employee tried to position a chock under a secondary reel while their hand was under the primary reel being staged, and the primary reel rolled over their left hand and damaged an artery. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2023, a worker at DHL Supply Chain in SUGAR LAND, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified injuries.

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