Amputations

Name: Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 12/17/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211449 · 12/17/2023 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 7500 E Crossroads Blvd, LOVELAND, COLORADO, 80538
NAICS: 452910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was retracting an extendable trailer unloader when their right index fingertip was pinched between a step stool and the trailer unloader, resulting in amputation.

Source

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