# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at UPS
> OSHA SIR `20171211440` · 12/1/2017 · STAFFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 13922 Stafford Rd, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a conveyor belt when his right jacket sleeve was caught in the tail guard, resulting in a cut and bruises to his right arm.

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