FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - CYPRESS, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. in CYPRESS, Texas
Employer FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Address 8787 W. Grand Pkwy N.
City, State ZIP CYPRESS, Texas 77433
Report ID 2023109240
Event Date October 6, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 492110
Inspection # 1703342
GPS Coordinates 29.90000, -95.76000

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Incident Narrative

On October 6, 2023, around 9:00 p.m., a maintenance technician was cleaning the rollers of a conveyor when their right hand was caught between two rollers. The employee suffered fractures and tendon injuries to their hand.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2023, a worker at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. in CYPRESS, Texas suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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