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WALMART-STORE #839

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WALMART-STORE #839 in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Employer WALMART-STORE #839 Report ID 2020010075
Address 9350 CORTANA PLACE City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70815
Event Date January 3, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.46000, -91.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reattaching a customer's tire to the rim using a tire mounting machine. His right little finger was caught between the rim and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2020, a worker at WALMART-STORE #839 in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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