# Amputations at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075977` · 7/20/2021 · OCHELATA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** Walmart Distribution Center #7015, OCHELATA, OKLAHOMA, 74051
- **NAICS:** 452319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a blower motor. The belt on the pulley amputated the pad of the employee's right middle finger without bone loss.

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