← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021076220 · 7/27/2021 · Bjs Wholesale Club Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Bjs Wholesale Club Inc.
Location
309 Dultys Ln, BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, 08016
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a forklift when their left index finger was pinched and partially amputated by a moving chain on the forklift.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown