Walmart Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - CRESTWOOD, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Inc. in CRESTWOOD, Illinois
Employer Walmart Inc.
Address 4700 West 135th Street
City, State ZIP CRESTWOOD, Illinois 60445
Report ID 2022042947
Event Date April 2, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Source of Injury Other client or customer
Industry (NAICS) 452910
GPS Coordinates 41.64824, -87.73418

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Incident Narrative

An employee was checking receipts at the main entrance of a store. A customer got upset, left the store, re-entered it, and struck the employee in the face. The employee fell and hit his head on the ground. He suffered head trauma and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2022, a worker at Walmart Inc. in CRESTWOOD, Illinois suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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