Costco Wholesale Corporation

An employee was cutting pork ribs using a vertical band saw. The saw blade amputated the tip of his right middle finger.

On June 5, 2025, an employee was pouring a bottle of antimicrobial produce wash when they inhaled the product and sustained irritation in their lungs and dizziness. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee stepped from a forklift to the ground and sustained a fractured ankle.

An employee was unjamming a de-boxer machine that scores boxes to make them easy to open. The employee sustained a partial transphalangeal amputation to a finger.

An employee was removing a meat loaf from the oven when they were splashed by hot grease. The employee was hospitalized for burns.

An employee was stepping down from the tailgate of a customer's pickup truck. The truck then backed up and struck the employee, then pulled forward, striking them again while they were underneath the truck. The employee sustained fractures to their L3 vertebra, ribs, and a leg.

An employee was in front of a skid loader that was hauling a tree to be planted. The employee was holding the tree so it wouldn't fall over when his leg and foot were run over by the skid loader and fractured.

An employee was walking through the parking lot, returning from their break, when a motor vehicle struck them. The employee sustained a concussion, facial fracture, and contusions.

An employee was walking up to a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) to grab a water bottle. As the vehicle was turning, the employee was struck by the PIV and sustained a spleen laceration and injury to the left arm and chest. The employee was hospitalized.

While standing on the curb in front of the store, an employee was struck by a car. The car was then put in reverse and ran over the employee again. The employee sustained fractures to their ribs and both legs.

An employee was picking an item in the picking area when a can of sweet peas fell onto his left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation through the phalanx.

An employee was in the dairy cooler and bent down to get something for a customer. While standing up, the back of his head struck a top stock cart. The employee suffered a brain bleed and required surgery.

On June 5, 2025, an employee was pouring a bottle of antimicrobial produce wash when they inhaled the product and sustained irritation in their lungs and dizziness. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was walking when their foot caught on the edge of a plate connected to a beam and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

An employee was preparing to make a delivery to a store when his hand was caught in the side lift gate of the trailer. The employee sustained tissue amputations of his middle and ring fingertips and an open fracture to the tuft of his ring finger.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.