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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119703056 - United Parcel Service, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 119703056
Report ID: 0950614
Date Opened: 07/28/1995

Site Address:
United Parcel Service, Inc
3 Alan Shephard Wy
Oakland, CA 94621

Mailing Address:
8400 Pardee Dr, Oakland, CA 94621

Union Status: Union

SIC:4215

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362120909

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170376172
Event: 07/27/1995
Employee's arm crushed when caught in conveyor system

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on July 27, 1995, Employee #1, a 19-year-old sorter/loader for a package delivery service, with over two years of employment at the site, was trying to remove a package from a moving conveyor system. He stood on the rear of a tug truck to reach into the system. He failed to observe the employer's written procedure to de-energize the system prior to attempting to remove packages, and his left lower arm was caught and crushed. It was later surgically amputated below the elbow.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, ARM

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 119703056 Hospitalized injury Amputation Machine feeders and offbearers
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