Wal-Mart, Store #517

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wal-Mart, Store #517 in MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA
Employer Wal-Mart, Store #517 Report ID 2015020265
Address 951 E Hwy 152 City, State ZIP MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA 73064
Event Date February 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thoracic region
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.39000, -97.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped on black ice in the parking lot as he was walking into work. The employee fractured his T3 vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2015, a worker at Wal-Mart, Store #517 in MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the thoracic region. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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