Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. — VINELAND, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in VINELAND, NEW JERSEY
Employer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Report ID 2023076846
Address 1070 W Landis Ave City, State ZIP VINELAND, NEW JERSEY 08360
Event Date July 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Brain
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Other client or customer
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # 1688214
GPS Coordinates 39.48000, -75.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking receipts when they were punched by a customer, fell and struck their head on the ground. They sustained a brain bleed and concussion.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2023, a worker at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in VINELAND, NEW JERSEY suffered multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. 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.

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