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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019055435 · 5/30/2019 · Trader Joe's

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Trader Joe's
Location
1041 High Ridge Road, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905
NAICS
445299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After placing empty cardboard into the baler, an employee grabbed the baler gate handle with his right hand and began to pull the gate down to close it. While he was adjusting cardboard with his left hand, the gate closed on his hand. The left index finger was partially amputated without bone loss, and the left middle and ring fingers were fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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