# Amputations at Wal-Mart
> OSHA SIR `2015052622` · 5/5/2015 · DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-Mart
- **Location:** 1401 West Baker Hwy., DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31533
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A motorized conveyor flipped over while unloading a trailer. The conveyor belt was stopped; when an employee tried to flip it back to its normal position, the conveyor started back up, pinching his finger between the belt and a roller and resulting in a partial amputation. Approximately 95 percent of his left ring fingernail was removed.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*