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Walmart Stores, Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Fractures — WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores, Inc. in WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Walmart Stores, Inc. Report ID 20181010958
Address 2101 Blair Mill Road City, State ZIP WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 19090
Event Date October 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Person, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -75.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assaulted while stocking freight in an automotive department and was hospitalized with a fractured skull.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2018, a worker at Walmart Stores, Inc. in WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with person, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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