Chewy, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OCALA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chewy, Inc. in OCALA, FLORIDA
Employer Chewy, Inc. Report ID 2021075944
Address 3380 NW 35th Road City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34475
Event Date July 20, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311111 Inspection # 1545401
GPS Coordinates 29.22000, -82.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting a new employee when her right hand was caught in the powered conveyor rollers resulting in a friction burn and internal damage that required surgery to her right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2021, a worker at Chewy, Inc. in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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