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Walmart

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Walmart Report ID 2021043428
Address 5100 Kettering Rd City, State ZIP BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA 34602
Event Date April 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.50000, -82.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a pallet that was stuck on a rail system. He cleared the pallet, but his left middle finger was caught between it and some equipment. The finger was broken and he was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2021, a worker at Walmart in BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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