SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS—
UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC., 125 Carando Drive, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01104 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A dock plate got stuck while being deployed into a trailer. While an employee was getting it loose, it caught on his glove and slammed down onto his right index finger, causing an amputation.
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