Walmart Distribution Center

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Dislocation of joints — CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Distribution Center in CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Walmart Distribution Center Report ID 2017098872
Address 3300 Sterlin Hurley Ind Hwy City, State ZIP CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS 72830
Event Date September 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Elbow(s)
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -93.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the back of a trailer that was in the dock doorway. As he was filling an air bag, a coworker driving a yard truck pulled the trailer away from the dock and the employee fell out of the trailer. He dislocated his right elbow.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2017, a worker at Walmart Distribution Center in CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered dislocation of joints to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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