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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452279

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Event
Abraded, Abrasion, Abrasive Burn, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Hand, Package Delivery, Pulley
NAICS
484121
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345602619
Employer profile
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
Summary number
221452279
Report ID
0950644

Event description

Employee Incurs Abrasion On Hand When Caught Between Conveyo

Investigation abstract

At 7:33 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was engaged in moving and sorting packages on a conveyor system as a package handler for a shipping and receiving facility. The employee was working at a location where packages were being diverted from one conveyor to a splitting conveyor. As the employee was moving a packager, her glove became caught in the belt and pulley system of the conveyor. The employee's supervisor called the paramedics, and the employee was transported to the regional medical center for treatment of abrasive burns to the right hand. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    888

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