WAL-MART STORE#29
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | WAL-MART STORE#29 | Report ID | 2018065978 |
| Address | 724 W. Stadium Dr. | City, State ZIP | JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65101 |
| Event Date | June 18, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.57000, -92.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pallet jack to move steel racking from the sales floor to outside of the store when the steel racking slipped off the pallet. The employee and another employee attempted to lift the steel to reposition it on the pallet. The employee lost his grip and his right middle finger was caught between two sections of the steel racking, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 18, 2018, a worker at WAL-MART STORE#29 in JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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