Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112074.015 - Worker loses eye after it is struck by baling wire

Accident Summary Nr: 112074.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1366566.015	12/17/2018		452910	Costco Wholesale Corporation

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee was working at a warehouse club or supercenter. He was using 18-gauge metal baling wire to secure a bale of cardboard. The bale of cardboard was in a compactor. As he was feeding the baling wire into the compactor, the wire struck the employee in his left eye. He initially sustained a laceration, and he was hospitalized for fifteen hours. The left eye later became infected and had to be removed.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baler, Equipment Operator, Eye, Flying Object, Infection, Laceration, PPE, Struck By, Wire Line

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1366566.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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