Walmart, Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart, Inc in NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA
Employer Walmart, Inc Report ID 2023021133
Address 8745 Little Road City, State ZIP NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA 34654
Event Date February 4, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Buckets, baskets, pails
Industry (NAICS) 452319 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.28000, -82.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a customer at a self-service checkout stand. The employee stepped back, tripped over a basket, and fell to the floor. The employee suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2023, a worker at Walmart, Inc in NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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