Walmart store #0158
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BONHAM, TEXAS
| Employer | Walmart store #0158 | Report ID | 20211210750 |
| Address | 2021 N. St. Hwy. 121 | City, State ZIP | BONHAM, TEXAS 75418 |
| Event Date | December 15, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.62000, -96.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a produce truck using a pallet jack. The momentum of a pallet as it came down pushed her into another pallet. She suffered an injury to the right ankle and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On December 15, 2021, a worker at Walmart store #0158 in BONHAM, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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