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Sears Newburgh Mall

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sears Newburgh Mall in NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
Employer Sears Newburgh Mall Report ID 2017032745
Address 1401 Route 300 City, State ZIP NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
Event Date March 26, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.51000, -74.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting jewelry into a safe as part of closing procedures. As she closed the safe doors, they closed on and amputated her right middle and index fingertips.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2017, a worker at Sears Newburgh Mall in NEWBURGH, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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.

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