Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533404 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Using Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 200533404 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314440637	04/07/2010	5311	452112	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Abstract: The employee was a warehouse worker attempting to operate an electrical pallet jack. The pallet jack's handle became caught between the handle and storage racks. Employee #1 amputated the left thumb, between the nail bed and the first knuckle. The employee was taken to the emergency room for surgery. The surgeons were not able to reattach the thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WAREHOUSE, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STORAGE RACK, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314440637			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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