Walmart Distribution Center

Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — SEALY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Distribution Center in SEALY, TEXAS
Employer Walmart Distribution Center Report ID 2021087237
Address 3162 FM 3538 City, State ZIP SEALY, TEXAS 77474
Event Date August 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.72000, -96.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing between a motorized pallet jack and an empty stack of pallets, filling an order. A forklift struck the stack of pallets, which pinched the employee against the pallet jack. The employee's hip was broken.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2021, a worker at Walmart Distribution Center in SEALY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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