WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — SEARCY, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
Employer WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER Report ID 2019077384
Address 405 E. BOOTH RD. City, State ZIP SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143
Event Date July 19, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.22000, -91.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a powered industrial truck. The truck struck a rack, and the employee suffered a broken left femur and a laceration to the interior back side of the leg.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2019, a worker at WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER in SEARCY, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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