OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221427438

STAPLES, INC.

CAMP HILL, PA· 2021-12-24T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Finger, Handrail, Ladder, Lost Balance, Nip Point, Storage Rack
NAICS: 453210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345726087
Employer profile: STAPLES, INC.
Summary number: 221427438
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee's finger is amputated in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on December 24, 2021, an employee was working for a big box office supply store. It was part of a nationwide chain. He was on a rolling ladder, retrieving product from an upper shelf, when he lost his balance. He grabbed onto the racking or railing, but his finger became caught in the racking or railing. As he fell, his finger was amputated, and he was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 2 M

Event type
2

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