FedEx Express: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 23, 2019: Employee fractures arm when pulled into convyor system

At 5:39 a.m. on July 23, 2019, an employee was off loading sacks of mail from a conveyor belt when his shirt got caught on a mail bag's zip tie. As a result, the employee's arm was pulled through an 1.5 inch square opening between the tail pulley conveyor belt drum guard and the chassis of the belt loader. A coworker activated the E-Stop and put the conveyor in reverse releasing the employee's arm. The employee's right forearm was seriously injured including incurring radius and ulna fractures, and he required hospitalization.

Incident on Aug 29, 2018: Employee is struck by cart coming down ramp and crushes leg

At 6:46 a.m. on August 29, 2018, an employee was walking when a dolly came down a ramp, hit a pole and struck him on his leg, crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Jun 23, 2018: Employee sustains head injury in fall from ladder

At 5:40 a.m. on June 23, 2018, Employee #1 was opening a cargo door on an MD 11 airplane. As the door switch opened, it struck the ladder and knocked it over with the employee on the top of it. Employee #1 sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.

Incident on Nov 22, 2010: Two employees injured when vehicle is struck by container

At approximately 2:40 p.m. on November 22, 2010, two groups of employees were mo ving containers on dollies in opposite directions. One group consisted of a driv er, while the other group consist Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 was a passeng er and Employee #2 a driver. The driver from the first group was executing a wid e U-turn to park alongside a caster decking. His load was made up of four string s of dollies that contained empty containers. As the last dolly swung around, it collided with the steel post in the corner of the deck. This caused the contain er to dislodge from the dolly. The dislodged container then struck the tug, whic h was being driven by Employees #1 and #2. Both Employee #1 and #2 were taken to Eden Hospital at Castro Valley, where they were hospitalized and treated for mu ltiple injuries; Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his left rib and a contusio n on his left knee, and Employee #2 received fractures to his left wrist and spi ne at the T2 vertebra. The other driver received no injuries.

Incident on Dec 31, 2008: Employee is struck in chest by tire, is hospitalized

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 31, 2008, Employee #1, a vehicle maintena nce technician, was mounting a tire on a truck. Employee #1 was struck by the ri m and tire when it fell off the vehicle hub as he reached back for the lug nuts to tighten wheel. Employee #1 was kneeling in front of the hub and holding the t ire with his left hand. As Employee #1 reached back for lug nuts he lost his gri p and the tire fell off the vehicle hub, striking him in the chest and catching his finger. Employee #1 sustained blunt trauma to the chest when he was struck. Employee #1 laid the tire on the floor after removing it from his chest. Employe e #1 did not notify any one that he had an accident and continued to finish off his shift. The employer was notified the next day by a family member that Employ ee #1 was in the emergency room at the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 1, 2008: Employee is injured in fall from aircraft loader machine

On January 1, 2008, Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet from an aircraft loadi ng machine onto his face. The cause of the accident is not known. There were no witnesses and no one knew the employee fell. All employees were trained and expe rienced for their jobs; all wore the required personal protective equipment. He was diagnosed paraplegic, became better over the next three weeks and transferre d to Kaiser/Vallejo for physical therapy. The employee is recovering but refused 2 days of phone attempts to interview him and 1 registered letter to fill out a questionnaire. .

Incident on Sep 12, 2003: Employee is injured when hit by pole

On September 12, 2003, an employee was struck in the head by metal pole she was using to unjam a conveyor line. The employee was taken to Alameda County Medical Center and hospitalized for treatment of head trauma.