Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sam's Club #6259
Start: 6/2/2020

1 amputation · 2020065118 · 6/2/2020 · Sam's Club #6259

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Sam's Club #6259
Location: 130 Sundance Pkwy, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, 78681
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a mattress that was stuck on a wooden pallet. The forklift that had loaded the mattress moved to the side, freeing it and causing it to pinch the employee's ring finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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