Injured by object handled by person unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Supercenter, 6065 Jonesboro Road, MORROW, GEORGIA 30260
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On August 5, 2024, an employee was loading wooden pallets onto a pallet jack when she sustained a partial amputation of a finger.
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