Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Parcel Services, 10155 Monroe Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75229
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a cart while loading packages from another loading cart, suffering fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPlant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
Two employees were lifting a 70-pound box when a metal piece fell out of the box and onto the injured employee's right foot. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the foot.
An employee was using a shepherd's hook to dislodge packages that were jammed in a chute. The employee's hand and wrist were trapped between a package and the side panel. The employee suffered a sprained wrist.
An employee was on a deck delivering a package. He jumped onto a bench to get away from a dog, then lost his balance and fell from the deck to the ground, suffering broken ribs.
A delivery driver was out on route, overheated and lost consciousness. He then fell and hit his knee. He was admitted to the hospital the next day for IV fluids and observation. He also fractured his knee cap.
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
An employee was training on a jockey truck. Upon stepping out of the truck, the employee was struck by a rubber tire gantry crane, resulting in amputations of the right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.
An employee was standing at the rear of a double pallet jack. Another double jack approached, and the employee's lower leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
An employee was unloading large material bags on a loading dock. A forklift tine pinned the employee's foot against a pallet, causing the employee to fall and suffer a broken ankle.
An employee was moving a large package from a slide when her left arm got caught between the slide (tilt tray) and the package. She was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
An employee was operating a switch truck at a rail yard. He got out of the switch truck to unlock a container that was attached to a unit in front of him. The switch truck rolled and pinned the employee against the container. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a ruptured spleen, and a possible spinal cord injury.
An employee was sidestepping along the catwalk of a railcar when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee's right hip was fractured.
An employee was working to realign the two top sections of a set of collapsible rollers (trailer-on-flatcar rollers). The rollers suddenly fell into place and pinched her left index fingertip against the lower sections. She suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.