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BJ's Wholesale Club

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BJ's Wholesale Club in SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer BJ's Wholesale Club Report ID 2017043595
Address 1260 East Woodland Avenue City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19064
Event Date April 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -75.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee caught a finger in a cardboard baler door causing a laceration that required surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2017, a worker at BJ's Wholesale Club in SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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