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Walmart Store 3602

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Store 3602 in SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Employer Walmart Store 3602 Report ID 2019088620
Address 1100 Lejune Drive City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62705
Event Date August 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.74000, -89.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a pallet and lifting a box when the employee lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with left leg and hip injuries.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2019, a worker at Walmart Store 3602 in SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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