Sprouts Farmers Market; Store 803

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — NORMAN, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sprouts Farmers Market; Store 803 in NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
Employer Sprouts Farmers Market; Store 803 Report ID 2021064521
Address 559 W. Main St City, State ZIP NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73069
Event Date June 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pots, pans, trays
Secondary Source Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.21000, -97.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a 30-pound tray of salmon from a rolling tray rack when the tray became jammed in the rack. When it came unjammed, it impacted the employee's left middle finger, just after the nail bed, up to the first knuckle. The employee suffered a crush injury with the loss of skin.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2021, a worker at Sprouts Farmers Market; Store 803 in NORMAN, OKLAHOMA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pots, pans, trays identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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