OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360480

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.

GLENS FALLS, NY· 2021-05-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Concrete Floor, Crushed, Delivery Work, Engine, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lift, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Package Delivery, Partial Amputation, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Truck, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position
NAICS: 492110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345317010
Employer profile: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.
Summary number: 221360480
Report ID: 0213100

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught between transmissio

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on May 15, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for a delivery service was removing a transmission from a delivery vehicle. The employee failed to strap the transmission to the lift. The transmission became unstable and caught the employee's finger between the transmission and the floor. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a crushed and partially amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
507

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