# Crushing injuries at Walmart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2023054734` · 5/29/2023 · NEW CANEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 20131 Gene Campbell Rd., NEW CANEY, TEXAS, 77357
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee stepped off his standup forklift when a second standup forklift struck the injured employee's operator compartment. The employee's right hand was pinned between the two forklifts, resulting in a crush injury.

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