# Amputations at Costco Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015040149` · 4/26/2015 · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 3250 Northlake Blvd, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, 33403
- **NAICS:** 425120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working in the bakery department amputated her right hand index finger while she was operating a large mixer.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*