Amputations

Name: Amputations at Costco Wholesale
Start: 1/28/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010816 · 1/28/2016 · Costco Wholesale

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Costco Wholesale
Location: 3000 Middle Country Rd, NESCONSET, NEW YORK, 11767
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dropping muffins onto a muffin depositor tray and used her finger to wipe excess batter by hand. The employee's middle fingertip got caught in the tray and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown