Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 4/9/2024

1 amputation · 2024043099 · 4/9/2024 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Transmissions, gears

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 5100 North Ridge Trail, DAVENPORT, FLORIDA, 33897
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a gear box drive on a forklift when their finger became caught between gears. The employee sustained a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

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