OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397789

FEDEX EXPRESS CORPORATION

MOONACHIE, NJ· 2021-09-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Box, Boxes, Concussion, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Delivery Work, Falling Object, Flying Object, Head, Lack of Work Procedures, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 492110
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #345558191
Employer profile: FEDEX EXPRESS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221397789
Report ID: 0214500

Event description

Employee sustains concussion when struck by box that falls o

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working for an express delivery service was sorting boxes. The employee was transferring a box from the lower conveyor belt to the top conveyor belt. A box was placed or thrown to the top conveyor belt which hit another small box which caused another box to fall from the top belt and hit the employee on his head. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
799

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