# Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center (6085)
> OSHA SIR `2015030320` · 3/25/2015 · TOMAH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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