Walgreens Co.
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — VIDALIA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Walgreens Co. | Report ID | 20190910022 |
| Address | 1108 East 1st St | City, State ZIP | VIDALIA, GEORGIA 30474 |
| Event Date | September 25, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Shelves, shelving |
| Secondary Source | Jewelry, ID badge lanyards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 446110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.21000, -82.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was retrieving something from the top shelf of a shelving unit. The employee fell, and the top shelf caught her ring and pulled her finger off.
Incident Summary
On September 25, 2019, a worker at Walgreens Co. in VIDALIA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with shelves, shelving identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. injuries.
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