BJ's Wholesale Club
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Amputations — AUBURN, NEW YORK
| Employer | BJ's Wholesale Club | Report ID | 2022054044 |
| Address | 11 Plaza Drive | City, State ZIP | AUBURN, NEW YORK 13021 |
| Event Date | May 9, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Secondary Source | Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 452311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.95000, -76.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was entering the freezer box while pushing a rolling bakery rack with her left hand and pulling a second rack with her right hand. Her right hand got caught between the freezer door and a rack resulting in the amputation of approximately 1/2 inch of her little finger.
Incident Summary
On May 9, 2022, a worker at BJ's Wholesale Club in AUBURN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 207 severe injury reports involving "Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker injuries.
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