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Walmart Stores, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores, Inc. in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Walmart Stores, Inc. Report ID 2020065742
Address 100 S. Conestoga Drive City, State ZIP SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17257
Event Date June 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -77.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a produce truck when she was sideswiped by a pallet. She fell on the floor and landed on her left wrist. She suffered a wrist injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2020, a worker at Walmart Stores, Inc. in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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