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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021790 · 2/25/2023 · Walmart Distribution Center #6069

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Other material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Walmart Distribution Center #6069
Location
1100 Matlock Drive, SAINT JAMES, MISSOURI, 65559
NAICS
423990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an automated pallet freight machine when the photo eye/reflector was activated, causing stored energy to release and the machine to move. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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