Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco, 1860 S Arlington Heights Road, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60005
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On November 7, 2024, an employee was cutting lamb chops with a saw. He finished the last cut and then reached to pick up the last piece of meat. His right ring finger made contact with the still-rotating saw blade, which amputated the fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Butchering machinery
More severe injuries at New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco
A forklift struck an employee who was operating a pallet walker. The forklift pinned the employee's right leg against the pallet walker and a pallet, causing the leg to break.
An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse. The employee was pinned between the forklift and a bollard, suffering a broken lower right leg.
On February 11, 2022, an employee was cleaning the floor in the meat cutting room, slipped on the wet floor and hit his head on the ground. The employee sustained bleeding in the brain.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 445110)
Employee 1 was investigating a gas odor. While employee 1 was checking the equipment, a gas explosion occurred, resulting in a fire that burned the employee's face. Employee 2 entered the area and a second explosion occurred, causing burns to their face and arms. Employee 2 was hospitalized.
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 changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.