Walmart, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — OTTAWA, KANSAS
| Employer | Walmart, Inc. | Report ID | 2024043436 |
| Address | 3300 K-68 Highway | City, State ZIP | OTTAWA, KANSAS 66067 |
| Event Date | April 19, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Material handling and warehousing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1744541 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.61000, -95.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were assessing the source of a thumping noise on an unloader machine. The injured employee was lying down on the floor, parallel to the unloader machine, using his flashlight to look into the bottom of the machine. He reached up with his right hand to identify a vibration or temperature when his hand got caught in a pinch point between a roller and the drum/drive, resulting in a laceration to the palm. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 19, 2024, a worker at Walmart, Inc. in OTTAWA, KANSAS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with material handling and warehousing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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