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Walmart Stores

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Walmart Stores Report ID 20171110753
Address 5730 W. Amarillo Blvd City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79106
Event Date November 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.21000, -101.90000

Incident Narrative

While walking through an area that was having its floor stripped, an employee slipped and fell, suffering a back injury. The area was closed off at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2017, a worker at Walmart Stores in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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