Walmart Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - KELLER, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Inc. in KELLER, Texas
Employer Walmart Inc.
Address 201 Golden Triangle BLVD
City, State ZIP KELLER, Texas 76248
Report ID 2022032564
Event Date March 22, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452910
GPS Coordinates 32.93317, -97.25587

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Incident Narrative

At 6:55 a.m. on March 22, 2022, an employee fell off a stack of pallets in a walk-in cooler. The employee suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2022, a worker at Walmart Inc. in KELLER, Texas suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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