Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center (6085)
Start: 3/25/2015

1 amputation · 2015030320 · 3/25/2015 · Walmart Distribution Center (6085)

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center (6085)
Location: 525 Industrial Boulevard, TOMAH, WISCONSIN, 54660
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up, powered pallet jack in an ice cream freezer. While turning the pallet jack, the employee's foot got pinched between the pallet jack and storage racking, amputating part of the left big toe. The employee's left foot was hanging outside of the rider platform at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown