# Amputations at COSTCO Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021042879` · 4/6/2021 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** COSTCO Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 1205 Memorial Parkway NW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35801
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A baler door closed on an employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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