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WALMART STORE #2326

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — HORNELL, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WALMART STORE #2326 in HORNELL, NEW YORK
Employer WALMART STORE #2326 Report ID 2019088813
Address 1000 State Route 36 City, State ZIP HORNELL, NEW YORK 14843
Event Date August 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.34000, -77.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a truck of ice using an electric pallet jack when the employee slipped on ice that had built up on the floor of the truck and fell, breaking a leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2019, a worker at WALMART STORE #2326 in HORNELL, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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