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Walmart

Fall while sitting — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart in LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Walmart Report ID 2023021349
Address 2610 Norman Morgan Blvd City, State ZIP LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA 25601
Event Date February 12, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall while sitting Source of Injury Chairs
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.84000, -81.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting in a chair when the chair rolled out from under her as she bent forward. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a back injury that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2023, a worker at Walmart in LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall while sitting, with chairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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