# Crushing injuries at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (UPS)
> OSHA SIR `20161110975` · 11/22/2016 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (UPS)
- **Location:** 371 N Monitor Rd, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making sure that packages did not fall off the unload belt when a flat package slipped between the unload belt and a transfer plate. When he attempted to retrieve the package, his glove became caught on one of the belt rollers, pulling his hand between the roller and a piece of angle-iron located near the belt. His right hand was crushed, especially his right ring finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*