OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Costco Wholesale
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Costco Wholesale, 12300 W. Dodge Rd., OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68154 on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee assisting a customer at the self-checkout tripped over the customer's leg and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken femur.
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MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY—
Costco Wholesale
On April 17, 2025, at 8:10 p.m., an employee was working as an attendant at the gas station when he tripped over a speed bump and fell to the ground, landing on his right side. The employee was hospitalized with a right hip fracture that required surgery.
POCATELLO, IDAHO—
Costco Wholesale
An employee was gathering shopping carts in front of the building when a truck drove by and the truck's trailer ran over her left foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to a metatarsal and a toe.
EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN—
Costco Wholesale
On October 3, 2024, at approximately 12:30 AM, a tire installer was replacing automotive tires on a passenger vehicle using a rim clamp tire changer when his left index fingertip was caught between the tire/rim and the clamp, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY—
Costco Wholesale
An employee was operating a muffin depositor. While cleaning the metal frame of the piston, his right index fingertip was partially amputated.
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS—
Costco Wholesale
An employee was inspecting a meat grinder. The grinder activated while his left hand was still inside it, resulting in an amputation to his left index finger at the second knuckle.
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