Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1525234.015 - Costco Wholesale Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1525234.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 04/13/2021

Site Address:
Costco Wholesale Corporation
1205 Memorial Parkway Nw
Huntsville, AL 35801

Mailing Address:
1205 Memorial Parkway Nw, Huntsville, AL 35801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 452311

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/07/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1754181	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134802.015

Event: 04/06/2021

Employee's finger is amputated while closing vertical baler

At 12:15 p.m. on April 6, 2021, an employee was closing the vertical security gate of a BACE baler when his left middle finger became caught between the metal baler security gate and the round metal gate latches on the horizontal plate. The employee sustained a crush injury, resulting in the amputation of the left middle finger at the distal joint. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baler, Baler Door, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Pinned

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1525234.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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