Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531701.015 - United Parcel Service Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1531701.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 05/19/2021

Site Address:
United Parcel Service Inc.
52 Big Boom Road
Glens Falls, NY 12804

Mailing Address:
52 Big Boom Road, Glens Falls, NY 12804

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 492110/Couriers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/09/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1768144	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136048.015

Event: 05/15/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when caught between transmissio

At 9:45 a.m. on May 15, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for a delivery service was removing a transmission from a delivery vehicle. The employee failed to strap the transmission to the lift. The transmission became unstable and caught the employee's finger between the transmission and the floor. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a crushed and partially amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Concrete Floor, Crushed, Delivery Work, Engine, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lift, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Package Delivery, Partial Amputation, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Truck, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531701.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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