Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS Customer Center, 3300 Airport Drive, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61109
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to connect dollies and crushed his right ring finger between two air cans, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was driving and delivering packages to a residential area when they experienced heat-illness symptoms. The employee sustained heat exhaustion.
An employee was completing a delivery at a customer location and began to experience cramping and felt ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
On December 4, 2023, at 12:30 PM, an employee was grinding a pipe. The stops on the skid failed and a pipe rolled backward onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with bruising and contusions of the right leg.
An employee was loading mail into a delivery vehicle and when their little finger was caught between a mail hamper and the metal door of the vehicle, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
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