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Walmart

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Walmart Report ID 20191212878
Address 6300 Oak Mont Blvd City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76132
Event Date December 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.66000, -97.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on two pallets, getting boxes down. The employee fell and suffered a broken right leg.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2019, a worker at Walmart in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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