United Parcel Service, Inc.
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HODGKINS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2025032128 |
| Address | 1 UPS Way | City, State ZIP | HODGKINS, ILLINOIS 60525 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Chutes | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 492110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.74000, -87.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 5, 2025, a package handler was moving packages off a slide to a belt and was lifting a heavy, irregularly-shaped box when it shifted. The box came down on their right hand and pinched a finger against the slide. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the tip of the finger.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2025, a worker at United Parcel Service, Inc. in HODGKINS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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