Walmart
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
| Employer | Walmart | Report ID | 2021010245 |
| Address | 1971 Wentzville Pkwy | City, State ZIP | WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI 63385 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.81000, -90.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fixing meat in a meat slicer. The slicer amputated her fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2021, a worker at Walmart in WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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