Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shoprite Supermarkets, Inc., 153 State Route 94S, WARWICK, NEW YORK 10990
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Thumb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw and sustained a partial amputated of his right thumb.
A butcher was cutting beef bones on a band saw when his hand slipped and the blade cut the ring and little fingers on the palm side of his left hand. Skin was removed midway down the fingers.
An employee was collecting carts in the parking lot using a cart pusher. The employee then used a remote control to move the line of carts through the front entrance door and into the vestibule. As the employee neared the rows of carts that were already in the vestibule, he attempted to move a misaligned cart out of the way of the carts he was bringing in and became pinned between the carts that were already in the vestibule and the carts he was bringing into the store. The employee sustained two broken knees.
An employee fell from a fixed ladder onto a concrete floor while retrieving product from a loft and suffered a fractured skull with neck and back injuries.
An employee was operating a cash register at a grocery store checkout lane when she chased after a non-paying customer and slipped and fell on an entranceway rug. She broke her hip and was hospitalized.
An employee retrieving refrigerated meat from the cooler tripped on a box/pallet corner and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a concussion and back pain and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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