# Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Walmart Distribution Center #6016
> OSHA SIR `2017054768` · 5/26/2017 · NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center #6016
- **Location:** 3900 S. Interstate Hwy 35, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor belt when the conveyor injured his left-hand tendons, requiring surgery.

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