Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Inc., 77 Green Acres Road, VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK 11581
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was restocking goods using a top stock cart when his left middle finger was caught between the cart and a steel pole, resulting in an amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Portable ladders and stairs n.e.c.
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