WALMART
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI
| Employer | WALMART | Report ID | 20181010472 |
| Address | 1000 Graves Street | City, State ZIP | CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI 64601 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Body Part | Heart |
| Event Type | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Source of Injury | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -93.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stocking merchandise in a freezer and became short of breath, with numbness in the extremities. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a possible heart attack.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2018, a worker at WALMART in CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the heart. The incident was classified as overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified, with containers-nonpressurized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 157 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified injuries.
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