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Walmart Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — OPELIKA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Inc. in OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Employer Walmart Inc. Report ID 2023043676
Address 2701 ANDREWS ROAD City, State ZIP OPELIKA, ALABAMA 36801
Event Date April 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -85.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading freight from a trailer when the freight struck the roll up door. The door came down onto an employee causing them to fall to the ground and sustain a skull fracture and laceration.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2023, a worker at Walmart Inc. in OPELIKA, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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