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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010408 · 1/15/2021 · Walmart Distribution Center

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
Tractor, unspecified

Employer

Name
Walmart Distribution Center
Location
42 Freentown Rd, RAYMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03077
NAICS
452112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a brake chamber from a tractor. The spring released the pressure and his finger was crushed between the brake chamber and the axle housing. The employee sustained a fracture and a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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