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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1473036.015 - United Parcel Service Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
United Parcel Service Inc
1800 N. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Mailing Address:
1800 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90031
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 492110/Couriers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/08/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/26/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1530215 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Current Penalty | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 3999(B) | 07/13/2020 | 07/20/2020 | $13,500 | $22,500 | $0 | 09/14/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 1:45 a.m. on December 19, 2019, an employee was working for a nationwide courier and express delivery service. He was working at a warehouse in a major metropolitan site. He was at the warehouse's location PD1-LF8. He was loading packages onto a truck. The conveyor belt moving the packages stopped, because the belt's overload sensor had detected an overweight condition. The employee grabbed the conveyor from underneath and tried to pull a box off the sensor. The ring finger on his left hand was caught in an in-running nip point between the conveyor belt and a pulley. He suffered a fracture, and his finger was amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization. During a later inspection, it was found that the belt conveyor pulley at PD1-LF8 was not guarded. The UPA said that the employee tried to adjust the conveyor belt when it began drifting at the variable height extender. That's when the employee's left-hand fingers went into the conveyor belt's in-running nip point.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Belt Conveyor, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Loading, Nip Point, Package Delivery, Pulley, Traumatic, Truck, Unguarded, Warehouse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1473036.015 | 20 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Occupation Not Listed |