C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — NEWBURGH, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS in NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
Employer C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS Report ID 2016032251
Address 1500 CORPORATE BOULEVARD City, State ZIP NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
Event Date March 15, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1134219
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -74.08000

Incident Narrative

On 3/15/16, at 8:18 AM, an employee was operating a dock stacker when his thumb became pinched between the stacker and a bollard while leaving the staging area for automation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for crushing injuries to his thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2016, a worker at C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS in NEWBURGH, NEW YORK suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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