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Walmart Stores Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — POOLER, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores Inc. in POOLER, GEORGIA
Employer Walmart Stores Inc. Report ID 2018010333
Address Pooler Sam's Club #4820, 15 Mill Creek Circle City, State ZIP POOLER, GEORGIA 31322
Event Date January 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck and back
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # 1288081
GPS Coordinates 32.13000, -81.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using power lift equipment (forklift or scissor lift) to load wooden pallets on racks when a pallet fell on the employee's head. The employee suffered fractures in the neck and back and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2018, a worker at Walmart Stores Inc. in POOLER, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the neck and back. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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