Walmart Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WESTBURY, NEW YORK
| Employer | Walmart Inc. | Report ID | 2020054769 |
| Address | 12220 Old Country Road | City, State ZIP | WESTBURY, NEW YORK 11590 |
| Event Date | May 22, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.75000, -73.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fixing the coin hopper in a coin recycler that would not dispense change. After emptying out the pennies and coin holders, she was closing the coin hopper when her hand was caught in the closing door. As a result, she suffered a left index fingernail amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 22, 2020, a worker at Walmart Inc. in WESTBURY, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with office, banking, and retail machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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