# Fractures at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023021230` · 2/8/2023 · MORROW, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1700 Mt Zion Rd, MORROW, GEORGIA, 30260
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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 backside, causing his arm to become caught in the gate slats. The employee sustained a right forearm fracture and was hospitalized.

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