Walmart Stores Inc.

Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode - Fractures - SULPHUR, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores Inc. in SULPHUR, Louisiana
Employer Walmart Stores Inc.
Address 525 N Cities Service Hwy
City, State ZIP SULPHUR, Louisiana 70663
Report ID 2018032987
Event Date March 28, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452112
GPS Coordinates 30.23300, -93.32805

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Incident Narrative

An employee missed a step while attempting to climb down from a top stock cart ladder and fractured a bone in her leg. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2018, a worker at Walmart Stores Inc. in SULPHUR, Louisiana suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as climbing or stepping up or down-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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