Amputations

Name: Amputations at CVS Health Distribution Center
Start: 12/26/2023

1 amputation · 20231211631 · 12/26/2023 · CVS Health Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name: CVS Health Distribution Center
Location: 10711 North Congress Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting plastic with a utility knife on or near a conveyor belt. The utility knife became stuck in the conveyor belt and as he attempted to remove it, the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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