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Walmart

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer Walmart Report ID 2015129538
Address 5411 2nd Ave City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68847
Event Date December 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -99.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee bent down to pick an item up and felt a pop in her lower back. She was not able to stand back up.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2015, a worker at Walmart in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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