Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center No. 6082
Start: 9/14/2021

1 amputation · 2021097915 · 9/14/2021 · Walmart Distribution Center No. 6082

Severity

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

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: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center No. 6082
Location: 3300 Sterlin Hurley Industrial Hwy, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up forklift when items on a nearby elevated slot were displaced and started falling. The employee reached out to stop the items from falling and his left middle finger was caught between a pallet, the elevated slot, and the forklift, resulting in an amputation.

Source

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