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FedEx Ground, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LENEXA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FedEx Ground, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS
Employer FedEx Ground, Inc. Report ID 2023054641
Address 8000 COLE PARKWAY City, State ZIP LENEXA, KANSAS 66227
Event Date May 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # 1673419
GPS Coordinates 38.98000, -94.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning rollers on a machine. His right arm was pulled into the pinch point between two conveyor belts and crushed. The employee suffered multiple fractures of the forearm and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2023, a worker at FedEx Ground, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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