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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221210535 · 12/3/2022 · Walmart Supercenter

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Walmart Supercenter
Location
9550 Mansfield Road, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71118
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was being trained to use a baler machine. The baler machine malfunctioned and the middle plate became stuck in an upward position. As the employee lowered the plate, it fell onto his right hand, amputating the index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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