U.S. Postal Service
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified — FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2024010513 |
| Address | 2507 Downing Rd | City, State ZIP | FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28312 |
| Event Date | January 17, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | 1723900 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.04000, -78.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and co-workers were on the upper level of a machine while observing and listening for loud/worn rollers in the machine. After identifying the noisy bearing, the employee stepped away from the machine and her hand touched the incline belt. The belt pulled her hand into the idler roller, causing it to get wedged between the roller and the incline belt. The belt was stopped and the employee's hand was worked out from the roller. The employee suffered a hand injury, including friction burns, that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On January 17, 2024, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA suffered other or multiple types of burns degree unspecified to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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