Big Lots Stores Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Big Lots Stores Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Big Lots Stores Inc. Report ID 2017010097
Address 11628 Penn Hills Drive City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15235
Event Date January 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 448140 Inspection # 1201538
GPS Coordinates 40.46000, -79.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stocking shelves and loading a baler with empty cardboard boxes. She was pulling a rope attached to the baler door to close it when her left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated in the door.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2017, a worker at Big Lots Stores Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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