Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., 8787 W. Grand Pkwy N., CYPRESS, TEXAS 77433
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On October 6, 2023, around 9:00 p.m., a maintenance technician was cleaning the rollers of a conveyor when their right hand was caught between two rollers. The employee suffered fractures and tendon injuries to their hand.
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