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WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT— ·SIR #2025087867

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452311 Event Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. Source Butchering machinery

An employee was cutting pork ribs using a vertical band saw. The saw blade amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Amputation
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA— ·SIR #2025065380

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 Event Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift Source Disinfectants, detergents, soap products

On June 5, 2025, an employee was pouring a bottle of antimicrobial produce wash when they inhaled the product and sustained irritation in their lungs and dizziness. The employee was…
Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA— ·SIR #20241211809

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS453998 Event Climbing or stepping up or down Source Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

An employee stepped from a forklift to the ground and sustained a fractured ankle.
Fractures Ankle(s) Hospitalized
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MORRIS, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #20241211154

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS311612 Event Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c.

An employee was unjamming a de-boxer machine that scores boxes to make them easy to open. The employee sustained a partial transphalangeal amputation to a finger.
Amputations involving bone loss Other finger(s) n.e.c. Amputation
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LANTANA, FLORIDA— ·SIR #20241110866

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS424490 Event Contact with hot objects or substances Source Fats, oils, cooking greases

An employee was removing a meat loaf from the oven when they were splashed by hot grease. The employee was hospitalized for burns.
Thermal burns degree unspecified Part of body unspecified Hospitalized
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POOLER, GEORGIA— ·SIR #2024109954

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452311 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Existing opening, hole in constructed surface

An employee was washing a board at the sink in the food service area. The employee stepped back, tripped over a raised drainage gate, and fell to the floor, resulting…
Fractures Thigh(s) Hospitalized
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MORROW, GEORGIA— ·SIR #2023021230

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

NAICS452910 EventEntangled in other object or equipment SourceGates

On February 8, 2023, an employee was disposing of trash in the dumpster. The storage yard gate closed behind the employee and he went to re-open it from the…
Fractures Forearm(s) Hospitalized
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POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA— ·SIR #2022043586

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS424490 EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment SourceCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

At 5:32 a.m. on April 26, 2022, an employee was moving the uprights for a shelving system on a two-level wheeled cart. The employee's fingers were…
Amputations Fingertip(s) Hospitalized
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COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA— ·SIR #2021109117

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. SourcePallet jack-powered

An employee was unloading merchandise from a trailer using an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack got caught in a pallet on the floor and the employee was ejected from…
Fractures Upper and lower limb(s) Hospitalized
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA— ·SIR #2021108916

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452311 EventStruck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker SourceTires, except bike

An employee was putting a wheel on a balancer. The wheel fell, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the spindle. His middle finger was partially…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Amputation
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MORRIS, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #2021086783

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS311612 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. SourceFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

An employee was inspecting a hot dog chain. She noticed a piece of hot dog hanging in a chamber. The employee's pinky fingertip was caught and amputated.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— ·SIR #2021064796

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS423220 EventIntentional injury by other person, unspecified SourceAssailant, suspect, unspecified

While performing a loss prevention stop, an employee was attacked by an assailant. The employee fell and hit their head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head…
Intracranial injuries, unspecified Brain Hospitalized
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA— ·SIR #2021043381

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452990 EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet SourceStep ladders

An employee fell from the last step of a stool, landing on the floor and suffering a knee injury.
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Knee(s) Hospitalized
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HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA— ·SIR #2021042879

COSTCO Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment SourceBanding, baling, strapping machinery

A baler door closed on an employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputations Fingertip(s) Amputation
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CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #20201211757

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS423990 EventExposure to electricity, unspecified SourceNonclassifiable

At about 4:15 p.m. on December 16, 2020, an employee suffered an electrical shock while working with a soaker sink in a meat department.
Electrocutions, electric shocks BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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BRADENTON, FLORIDA— ·SIR #20191111446

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS453998 EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation SourceSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.

An employee was mounting a tire on a tire changing machine. He was attempting to clean off debris from the automated duck head when his right index fingertip was pinched…
Amputations Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Amputation
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MORRIS, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #2019077641

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS453998 EventPart of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

An employee was driving a forklift when he approached a steel rack. He was attempting to use his left leg to prevent the forklift from hitting the rack when he…
Fractures Lower leg(s) Hospitalized
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TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY— ·SIR #2019077022

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

A forklift struck a box bin, which in turn struck an employee, breaking the employee's legs.
Fractures Leg(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #2019065832

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS424410 EventStruck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified SourceShopping cart, grocery carriage-nonpowered

An employee was bending over to scan a product on the bottom of a cart when the employee's head hit the cart. The employee may have suffered a concussion.
Concussions Brain Hospitalized
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA— ·SIR #2018087972

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452990 EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet SourceStep ladders

An employee was on a step stool cleaning the restroom when he slipped and fell head first onto the concrete floor, fracturing an eye socket.
Fractures Eye(s) Hospitalized
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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA— ·SIR #20171211955

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS453998 EventFall on same level due to slipping SourceFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

An employee was walking towards the sign to change the gas price information, slipped on some acorns covering the unpaved area, and fell resulting in a right leg fracture.
Fractures Leg(s), unspecified Hospitalized
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DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS— ·SIR #2017032428

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventFall on same level due to slipping SourceFloor, n.e.c.

An employee slipped on the icy floor and suffered an ankle injury.
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Ankle(s) Hospitalized
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LENEXA, KANSAS— ·SIR #20161211861

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452112 EventFall on same level, n.e.c. SourceFloor, n.e.c.

An employee was sweeping the floor with a broom, lost her balance, and fell fracturing the left hip.
Fractures Hip(s) Hospitalized
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GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #2016098812

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventFall on same level due to slipping SourceFloor, n.e.c.

An employee was walking toward the prep sink in the deli area when she turned around and slipped and fell. She landed on her right leg and fractured her upper…
Fractures Thigh(s) Hospitalized
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NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS— ·SIR #2015074807

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NAICS452910 EventStruck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. SourceShelves, shelving

On or about July 18, 2015, at approximately 8:10 a.m., an employee was dismounting an electric pallet jack in the warehouse. After bringing the pallet jack to a…
Fractures Knee(s) and leg(s) Hospitalized
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