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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054044 · 5/9/2022 · BJ's Wholesale Club

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Racks-garment and other
Secondary source
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name
BJ's Wholesale Club
Location
11 Plaza Drive, AUBURN, NEW YORK, 13021
NAICS
452311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was entering the freezer box while pushing a rolling bakery rack with her left hand and pulling a second rack with her right hand. Her right hand got caught between the freezer door and a rack resulting in the amputation of approximately 1/2 inch of her little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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