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Walmart-Store 600

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — PAMPA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart-Store 600 in PAMPA, TEXAS
Employer Walmart-Store 600 Report ID 2016043540
Address 2801 N. Charles City, State ZIP PAMPA, TEXAS 79065
Event Date April 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.56000, -100.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting on a stool at the computer and bent over to plug in a charging cord. As she did, the stool rolled out from underneath her and she hit the ground. When she hit the ground, she heard a loud pop coming from her hip. She was hospitalized with a broken femur bone.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2016, a worker at Walmart-Store 600 in PAMPA, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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