BJ's Wholesale Club

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BJ's Wholesale Club in AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer BJ's Wholesale Club Report ID 2022021066
Address 777 Washington Street City, State ZIP AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS 01501
Event Date February 4, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # 1577020
GPS Coordinates 42.18000, -71.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw when the saw amputated their fingertip.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2022, a worker at BJ's Wholesale Club in AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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