Fractures

Name: Fractures at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Start: 2/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021230 · 2/8/2023 · COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Gates

Employer

Name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Location: 1700 Mt Zion Rd, MORROW, GEORGIA, 30260
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 8, 2023, an employee was disposing of trash in the dumpster. The storage yard gate closed behind the employee and he went to re-open it from the backside, causing his arm to become caught in the gate slats. The employee sustained a right forearm fracture and was hospitalized.

Source

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