BJ'S Wholesale Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CUMMING, GEORGIA
| Employer | BJ'S Wholesale Inc. | Report ID | 2015086203 |
| Address | 1725 Market Place Blvd. | City, State ZIP | CUMMING, GEORGIA 30041 |
| Event Date | August 27, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Scrubbers-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.18000, -84.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee operating a walk behind floor scrubber suffered a right middle fingertip amputation when he reached under the floor scrubber to unclog it and his finger was caught in the rotating fan. The floor scrubber was running at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 27, 2015, a worker at BJ'S Wholesale Inc. in CUMMING, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with scrubbers-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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