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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111446 · 11/3/2019 · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Location
805 Lighthouse Dr., BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34212
NAICS
453998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mounting a tire on a tire changing machine. He was attempting to clean off debris from the automated duck head when his right index fingertip was pinched between the duck head and the wheel of the tire, resulting in a partial finger amputation. The duck head was in motion at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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