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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021086451 · 8/2/2021 · Walmart, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Walmart, Inc.
Location
Sam's Club, Store #6342, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74133
NAICS
452990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw when the machine got stuck. As he was turning off the machine, the blade amputated his left thumb at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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