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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020761 · 2/25/2015 · Trader Joe's Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Trader Joe's Company Inc.
Location
1630 Washington Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15241
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's fingertip was amputated while operating a baler in the back room of the store. The employee was lowering the baler gate when it slammed on the employee's fingertip. The employee was seen in the emergency room, where it was discovered that the fingertip could not be reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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