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Walmart, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — SILSBEE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart, Inc. in SILSBEE, TEXAS
Employer Walmart, Inc. Report ID 2021075932
Address 1100 U.S. Highway 96 North City, State ZIP SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656
Event Date July 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.34000, -94.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped over a portable wall partition and fell to the ground, suffering a head injury and a broken arm that required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2021, a worker at Walmart, Inc. in SILSBEE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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