Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1533622.015 - United Parcel Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:00 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee working as a truck driver for a parcel delivery service was standing outside his truck. The employee was using a hammer to strike a pin on the chassis when a 20-thousand-pound, 53-foot container box fell onto his left hand. The employee was transported to the local hospital and was hospitalized to treat a crushed pinky finger resulting in an amputation to the second knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Container, Containerized Cargo, Crushed, Delivery Work, Finger, Hammer , Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lack of Work Procedures, Metal container, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Package Delivery, Partial Amputation, Pin, Traumatic Amputation, Truck, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load