Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS Ground Freight, Inc., 2100 N. Hicks Road, PALATINE, ILLINOIS 60074
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 21, 2017, at approximately 9:35 p.m., two employees were moving bulk carts. The injured employee's left hand was pinched between the two carts, resulting in a crushing injury that required surgery and hospitalization.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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