Contact with animals n.e.c. · Disc disorders, herniated disc
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., 2335 Dixwell Avenue, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT 06514
on — Disc disorders, herniated disc, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was working to put a dog in a kennel. The dog pulled hard on the employee, causing a lumbar disc herniation and severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Dogs, canines domestic
More severe injuries at PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
An employee was walking a dog from the back kennel area to the bathing area when the dog suddenly started to run causing the employee to trip on a mat and fall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip and injuries to the knee and neck.
An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working to clean a glue roller with a scraper tool. The tool and the employee's left thumb were pinched between two rollers, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.
An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.