Amputations

Name: Amputations at Target
Start: 7/7/2020

1 amputation · 2020076407 · 7/7/2020 · Target

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: Target
Location: 2901 S. Cicero Ave., CICERO, ILLINOIS, 60804
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a pallet of milk out of a walk-in cooler with a powered pallet jack. As he turned, his right little finger was caught between the pallet and the steel door frame. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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