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Costco Wholesale Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Costco Wholesale Corporation in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
Employer Costco Wholesale Corporation Report ID 2015074688
Address 221 S. Randall RD City, State ZIP SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
Event Date July 15, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # 1079139
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -88.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee working from a pallet mounted on a forklift suffered a fingertip amputation when his finger was caught in the descending forklift mast.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2015, a worker at Costco Wholesale Corporation in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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