Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hy-Vee, 1525 East 23rd Street South, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64055
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was running meat through a powered tenderizer. The tenderizer caught the employee's glove and crushed the employee's little finger, which had to be medically amputated.
An employee lost consciousness and fell while stocking produce. The employee's head struck a cooler in the fall, causing a cut to the head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sliding two empty totes stacked on top of each other across the floor into a storage area. While doing so, the bottom tote started sliding out from the top tote. The employee used one hand to hold the top tote then placed her other hand on the bottom tote to support herself from falling. She then fell and fractured her femur.
An employee was taking an online order out to a customer in a cart. The cart and items tipped over. While trying to keep them from falling to the ground, the employee suffered a crushed lower-back vertebra.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee tripped while walking from one store register station to another. Her forehead struck a register, and she suffered fractures to two vertebrae in her neck. She was hospitalized.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.