# Amputations at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087427` · 8/30/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 4650 West North Ave, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting open shrink wrap using a box knife. The knife slipped and amputated his left little finger.

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