# Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20221210606` · 12/6/2022 · NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 3001 E. State Farm Rd, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, 69101
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a co-worker with maintenance on an electric roll-up door. The injured employee grabbed the tension release handle and pulled it down. Their right little finger rotated underneath the handle, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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