# Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021109224` · 10/26/2021 · BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 2200 Manufacturers Blvd., BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39601
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a forklift and removing a pulley that holds a hydraulic line. The mast of the forklift came down on his right hand resulting in partial amputation of the hand.

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