LAKEWOOD, COLORADO—
Arc Thrift Store
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Arc Thrift Store, 12345 W Alameda Pkwy, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a home gym on the sales floor when the equipment folded in on itself. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation.
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