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OSHA Injury Report: FedEx 21600 MELROSE AVE

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at FedEx 21600 MELROSE AVE in 21600 MELROSE AVE, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cOURIER SWING DRVR DOT in transportation Air Cargo.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
FedEx 21600 MELROSE AVE
Parent company
FEDEX EXPRESS
Street
21600 MELROSE AVE
City
SOUTHFIELD
State
MI
ZIP
48075
On-site location
DGO WAREHOUSE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

CARRYING;PACKAGE;CONVEYORS MOVING;ANIMAL RELATED - DOG

What happened

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE PACKAGES OFF OF THE BELT TO LOAD INTO VEHICLE. PACKAGE WAS AWKWARD AND THE BOTTOM BROKE OPEN DUE TO THE PACKAGES NOT BEING PROPERLY TAPED OR PACKAGED. CONTENTS WERE METAL RODS AND THE PACKAGES WERE EXTREMELY HEAVY. WHEN THE BOTTOM BROKE OPEN THE PACKAGES TILTED SIDEWAYS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.

Injury or illness

EYE (LEFT);CONTACT WITH;BURNING

Object or substance involved

PACKAGE;CONVEYORS MOVING;ANIMAL RELATED - DOG

Summary line

BURNING;EYE (LEFT);CONTACT WITH;

Employee and industry

Job description
COURIER SWING DRVR DOT
SOC code
43-5021 — Couriers and Messengers
NAICS code
492110 — Transportation Air Cargo
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
134
Total hours worked
221615
EIN
710427007
Establishment ID
1153703
Employer case #
671564

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:59:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:15:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.