CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
UPS INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UPS INC., UPS Facility O'Hare, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading an air container when the contents of the container shifted, pinning the employee's finger between the container and the container net. The finger was surgically amputated.
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