Deaths at UPS
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I have only heard of one death in the two Atlanta Hubs I have worked out of since '75. This involved a Supervisor behind a trailer that backed into a dock. I have known four drivers who died in my Centers, but these were all while off the clock. Two traffic accidents and two medical conditions. I do know that we lose a a few a year nationally from news reports. These usually seem to be drivers on the road.
tieguy
Banned
Has our original poster dissapeared on us. What two deaths did you have in your hub last night? what hub is it.
That's how he wrote it, but I think he means he 'found out about it last night'..... not 'it happened last night'.
I think.....maybe.....
sx2700
Banned
I can't believe someone would think somebody else's piece of crap ebay package would be more important than their own safety.
dannyboy
From the promised LAND
scratch
ever sceen what happens when someone is "glued" to a hot electrical source? and then someone else, who is trying to help, touches the guy, and gets stuck as well as he completes the circuit.
then there is an enclosed space with fumes. person inside is overcome, good samaritan tries to help, but is also overcome.
as for the sup getting crushed and not found till the next day.........two things
why were the doors opened before the truck backed into the dock?
after the truck was pulled out, nobody noticed the body or the packages? what kind of rinky dink opperations are being run out there?
geez, with all the management that we have with eyes everywhere......
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ever sceen what happens when someone is "glued" to a hot electrical source? and then someone else, who is trying to help, touches the guy, and gets stuck as well as he completes the circuit.
then there is an enclosed space with fumes. person inside is overcome, good samaritan tries to help, but is also overcome.
as for the sup getting crushed and not found till the next day.........two things
why were the doors opened before the truck backed into the dock?
after the truck was pulled out, nobody noticed the body or the packages? what kind of rinky dink opperations are being run out there?
geez, with all the management that we have with eyes everywhere......
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No I haven't dissapeared, just forgot to log out. Also i'm not able to access this site from my phone for some reason.
I didn't have two deaths in my hub in one night. I'm pretty damned sure that would be news. The two deaths, that i know of, at my Hub (SLCUT) were within the past 30 years. I'm sorry for not being clearer. As far as i know, it could be an exageration. Then again, since i've been there, I've had 3 concussions, 2 heat stress incidents, and one incident being buried under Hunter Douglas irregs. The latter just bruised me and a friend up pretty bad. Thanks for stacking those vertically floor to ceiling 5 walls thick California. As well as numerous cuts, bruises, twisted ankles, ect. Oh well though, all part of the job.
I didn't have two deaths in my hub in one night. I'm pretty damned sure that would be news. The two deaths, that i know of, at my Hub (SLCUT) were within the past 30 years. I'm sorry for not being clearer. As far as i know, it could be an exageration. Then again, since i've been there, I've had 3 concussions, 2 heat stress incidents, and one incident being buried under Hunter Douglas irregs. The latter just bruised me and a friend up pretty bad. Thanks for stacking those vertically floor to ceiling 5 walls thick California. As well as numerous cuts, bruises, twisted ankles, ect. Oh well though, all part of the job.
browniehound
Well-Known Member
Statisticaly UPS is a safe place to work I believe. At least this is what I hear in my annual Haz-Mat class. The problem is people die every year at UPS and I'm thankful that I'm not the one that must tell the family of a victim that their loved one died at UPS today.
My post is to defend UPS even if I think they care about safety for the wrong reasons (Cost). The world is a dangerous place. UPS operates in the world (I think
). Just by numbers alone UPS will have a death every year even if its not their fault.
We employ around 400,000 people. We could be in the business of old lady knitting and we would still have deaths in the workplace every year just by numbers alone
.
My post is to defend UPS even if I think they care about safety for the wrong reasons (Cost). The world is a dangerous place. UPS operates in the world (I think
). Just by numbers alone UPS will have a death every year even if its not their fault. We employ around 400,000 people. We could be in the business of old lady knitting and we would still have deaths in the workplace every year just by numbers alone
.I'm not trying to attack UPS, if i was, i wouldn't do it here.
I was reading into it, and I found a site that says UPS pays well over $1,000,000 a DAY for workers comp. Does anyone know if that's true?
Also, since the new contract our turnover rate has gone way up to like 130% was the last i heard. Is this happening everywhere?
I was reading into it, and I found a site that says UPS pays well over $1,000,000 a DAY for workers comp. Does anyone know if that's true?
Also, since the new contract our turnover rate has gone way up to like 130% was the last i heard. Is this happening everywhere?
tieguy
Banned
I don't know but a handfull of people that have gotten concussions in the 25 plus years I've worked here. You can avoid those by watching for shifting walls as you work. You can avoid the heat stress by maintaining proper fluids. You need to be more carefull or we will be talking about you on one of these threads.
RockyRogue
Agent of Change
No, its not an exaggeration. I remember hearing about the last one at Salt Lake. It was an electrocution incident. UPS re-staged the scene to look like a suicide. The last I heard some members of management had been indicted. I think the electrocution was about 3, 4 years ago? It was on BrownCafe when it happened.
Those walls move when ya least expect 'em. I had a supe tell me about a guy that packed his trailer almost airtight. He checked on the guy once and found him unconscious from a wall failure. Later, they would learn he'd been out for 15 minutes or more. When the guy regained consciousness, he was spitting mad he was about to be carted into an ambulance. This guy had never had a wall failure. Safety checked the load quality and found nothing wrong with it. There wasn't even a box put in a bad place. The wall just shifted.
I know another guy that was loading while I was breaking jams. I took a look in his load and yelled, "Hey, WATCH IT, Jack!! Wall shift!!" He jumped back over his load stand as packages fell where he'd been standing. His partner had a good laugh as the other guy cursed him, the load and the bad luck. -Rocky
freeloader
geek
It seems like there has been alot of yard accidents involving shifters. This definitely would explain the strict yard procedures and rules that went into effect a few years ago. I used to shift 10+ years ago when there were no yard rules in place. My biggest fear was shifting in the rain AND dark at the same time. Almost impossible to see or hear anything when backing up. My biggest peeve was carwashers or irreg trains coming around on my blind side when backing up.
BTW UPS has to report accidents, injuries, fatalities, etc to government agencies like OSHA, so you can obtain the data.
BTW UPS has to report accidents, injuries, fatalities, etc to government agencies like OSHA, so you can obtain the data.
iowa boy
Well-Known Member
We get at least one of these a week at our center. They are usually old TOFC trailers.
evilleace
Well-Known Member
We end up with at least one swing door a day at my center it seems like, those walls so shift without warning, last week I was SPA-ing and my unloader opened up a trailer and the first wall looked like a perfect load as he turned around to extend the belt I looked up and saw the whole wall falling about this time my supervisor, my sorter on primary, and I all yelled WATCH OUT!!! he just had time to duck his head and the wall fell on his back. So the walls are dangerous but if you watch out you should be fine. Also what are TOFC trailers?
