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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2022043586 · 4/26/2022 · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Location
1800 W Sample Rd, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33064
NAICS
424490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 5:32 a.m. on April 26, 2022, an employee was moving the uprights for a shelving system on a two-level wheeled cart. The employee's fingers were caught between the cart and a bollard, and the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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