Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1309464.015 - United Parcel Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1309464.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 04/18/2018

Site Address:
United Parcel Service, Inc.
5101 Trabue Road
Columbus, OH 43228

Mailing Address:
5101 Trabue Road, Columbus, OH 43228

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 561431/Private Mail Centers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/10/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1326988	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 104796.015

Event: 04/10/2018

Employee's finger is amputated at pinch point of conveyor be

At 9:05 a.m. on April 10, 2018, Employee #1 was handling packages and pushing them onto a slide that feeds a conveyor. The employee reached for a package on the conveyor belt. His hand accessed a pinch point in the area where the conveyor belt system transitioned from a flat section to a vertical incline climbing section. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of his right middle finger, and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Hand, Material Handling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1309464.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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