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Walmart

Fall while sitting — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI
Employer Walmart Report ID 2018076702
Address 1180 W 19Th St City, State ZIP HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI 64037
Event Date July 4, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 442299 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.07000, -93.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee felt overheated and went to the office to cool down. While sitting, the employee fell over and hit their head.

Incident Summary

On July 4, 2018, a worker at Walmart in HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 128 severe injury reports involving "Fall while sitting" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall while sitting injuries.

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