Walmart Stores, Inc #1604

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walmart Stores, Inc #1604 in RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Walmart Stores, Inc #1604 Report ID 2022021393
Address 1200 North Lacrosse Street City, State ZIP RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701
Event Date February 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Doors, except garage and vehicle
Secondary Source High winds, gusts, turbulence
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.09000, -103.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was entering through a designated associate entrance when the door slammed shut due to a forceful wind and amputated his right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2022, a worker at Walmart Stores, Inc #1604 in RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with doors, except garage and vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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