UPS: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 11, 2019: Employee punctures lung when pinned between boxes and convey

At 8:45 p.m. on June 11, 2019, an employee was loading an outbound trailer while standing between the boxes and the edge of the conveyor. The conveyor came forward pinning the employee against boxes. A passing supervisor saw the employee and immediately responded and called for medical help. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung.

Incident on Apr 4, 2019: Auto technician fractures rib and incurs chest trauma when s

At 1:30 a.m. on April 4, 2019, an employee was working for a courier and express delivery service. He was an automotive technician, or mechanic. He was working on a box truck and going about his troubleshooting. The truck was on jacks. As the employee was near but not under the truck, he asked a coworker to go inside the truck. The employee told his coworker to press the brake pedal and push on the accelerator pedal so that he (the employee) could hear the sound the truck was making. The employee then proceeded to go under the truck. He told his coworker to repeat that procedure, so that he (the employee) could hear the noise from under the truck. The truck came off the jacks and rolled forward. It struck the employee. He sustained rib fractures and chest trauma. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Incident on Aug 28, 2018 (fatal): Employee is caught between two trailers is crushed

At 6:00 p.m. on August 28, 2018, an employee was waiting in his vehicle at the shipping and receiving area of the company. The employee jumped from the Vistar dock while trying to stop a vehicle that had moved on its own and was caught between the UPS and Vistar trailers. The employee had his head crushed and was killed.