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Sams Club / Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sams Club / Wal-Mart Stores Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Sams Club / Wal-Mart Stores Inc Report ID 2019032783
Address 6200 W. Kellogg Drive City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67209
Event Date March 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # 1387123
GPS Coordinates 37.67000, -97.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee turned to talk to a member and tripped. She fell into the doors, scraping her face and injuring her back as she hit the ground. She suffered a neck injury and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2019, a worker at Sams Club / Wal-Mart Stores Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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