Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | Report ID | 2025054501 |
| Address | 60 Orange Street | City, State ZIP | BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07003 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified | Source of Injury | Lawn mower walk behind |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.78000, -74.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a customer remove a lawn mower from the back of a vehicle. The employee suffered an amputation to their middle fingertip, caused by the lawn mower blades.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2025, a worker at Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. in BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified, with lawn mower walk behind identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified injuries.
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