Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FEDEX Freight, 351 Bill Burnett Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS 79928
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attaching a dolly to the back of a trailer. His left hand was caught and crushed between the dolly and the trailer. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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