Walmart #1483

Injured by object pushed or pulled by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walmart #1483 in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Walmart #1483 Report ID 2024076306
Address 3001 Broadway Avenue City, State ZIP YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
Event Date July 12, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object pushed or pulled by person Source of Injury Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary Source Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.90000, -97.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was collecting shopping carts in a parking lot. His left middle fingertip was caught between two of the carts and he suffered an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2024, a worker at Walmart #1483 in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object pushed or pulled by person, with utility carts, hand trucks, dollies identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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