Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 10/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017109846 · 10/13/2017 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 830 East Center Park Boulevard, DESOTO, TEXAS, 75115
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift veered to the left and impacted a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed and de-gloved between the lift and the bollard, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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