Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 10/26/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021109224 · 10/26/2021 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 2200 Manufacturers Blvd., BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39601
NAICS: 452112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a forklift and removing a pulley that holds a hydraulic line. The mast of the forklift came down on his right hand resulting in partial amputation of the hand.

Source

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