WALMART STORES, INC.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - BENTONVILLE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WALMART STORES, INC. in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas
Employer WALMART STORES, INC.
Address 406 SOUTH WALTON BLVD
City, State ZIP BENTONVILLE, Arkansas 72712
Report ID 2018032531
Event Date March 14, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452112
GPS Coordinates 36.36823, -94.22494

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Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder in the produce cooler when she missed the bottom rung and fell, striking her head and left knee on the floor. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2018, a worker at WALMART STORES, INC. in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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