Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wal Mart Distribution Center
Start: 3/12/2016

1 amputation · 2016032196 · 3/12/2016 · Wal Mart Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wal Mart Distribution Center
Location: 3001 E. State Farm Rd., NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, 69101
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a battery and removed the battery plate. As the employee was replacing the plate, it became stuck. The employee tried to unjam the plate; in the process, the plate fell on the left middle finger, amputating the tip.

Source

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