Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1533622.015 - United Parcel Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1533622.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/01/2021

Site Address:
United Parcel Service, Inc.
7600 Santa Fe Drive
Hodgkins, IL 60525

Mailing Address:
1ups Way, Hodgkins, IL 60525

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 492110/Couriers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1770378	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140420.015

Event: 05/21/2021

Employee partially amputates finger under falling container

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1533622.015	68	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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