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Walmart, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WATERLOO, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walmart, Inc in WATERLOO, NEW YORK
Employer Walmart, Inc Report ID 2021065249
Address 1860 N Rd City, State ZIP WATERLOO, NEW YORK 13165
Event Date June 28, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452210 Inspection # 1540203
GPS Coordinates 42.90000, -76.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the tire machine and amputated a fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2021, a worker at Walmart, Inc in WATERLOO, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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