# Amputations at Wal Mart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2016032196` · 3/12/2016 · NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal Mart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 3001 E. State Farm Rd., NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, 69101
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a battery and removed the battery plate. As the employee was replacing the plate, it became stuck. The employee tried to unjam the plate; in the process, the plate fell on the left middle finger, amputating the tip.

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