Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Save-A-Lot

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Save-A-Lot in KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
Employer Save-A-Lot Report ID 2015107536
Address 1702 North Main St. City, State ZIP KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34744
Event Date October 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trash compactors
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.30000, -81.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee amputated a fingertip while shutting the safety gate to the cardboard compactor.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2015, a worker at Save-A-Lot in KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trash compactors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

See all reports for Save-A-Lot.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 20, 2020 EC Source LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Jul 6, 2015 Carlson Mills PROCTOR, ARKANSAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Mar 26, 2023 NBC Sports Group AUSTIN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Aug 17, 2016 Chapel Valley Landscape Company WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 9, 2018 The Roes of San Antonio, LLC SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Sep 27, 2018 Excel Site Rentals LLC JACOBSBURG, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Apr 22, 2021 Right Fix LLC HOUSTON, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Nov 30, 2020 Coreslab Structures (Texas) Inc. CEDAR PARK, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports