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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054595 · 5/18/2020 · Costco Wholesale

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Shopping cart, grocery carriage-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale
Location
6135 Junction Boulevard, REGO PARK, NEW YORK, 11374
NAICS
452910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bringing shopping carts into the warehouse and began to separate two carts that were together. When the carts separated, a cart tailgate fell and pinched his right ring finger, resulting in a medical fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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