Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Amputations - OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
Employer Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Address 7707 SW 44th Street
City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma 73179
Report ID 2023086984
Event Date August 2, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 451120
GPS Coordinates 35.42078, -97.64758

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Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a dock plate. As he went to turn it over with a co-worker, the plate caught his hand and crushed his finger between it and the cement floor. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2023, a worker at Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. in OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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