# Crushing injuries at WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER
> OSHA SIR `20171211612` · 12/7/2017 · SANGER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER
- **Location:** 2120 N. STEMMONS FREEWAY, SANGER, TEXAS, 76266
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a conveyor when it crushed the employee's hand, requiring surgery.

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