Swift Transportation Onsite at Walmart DC

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Swift Transportation Onsite at Walmart DC in JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK
Employer Swift Transportation Onsite at Walmart DC Report ID 2024032641
Address 300 Enterprise Rd City, State ZIP JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK 12095
Event Date March 25, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow, hail
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.98000, -74.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking outside to the office when they slipped on ice and fell. The employee was hospitalized with two fractures in their leg just above the ankle and ligament damage that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2024, a worker at Swift Transportation Onsite at Walmart DC in JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,563 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to slip or trip" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to slip or trip injuries.

See all reports for Swift Transportation Onsite at Walmart DC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level due to slip or trip events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 17, 2025 Flatiron Dragados Constructors, Inc. DENVER, COLORADO Fractures Hosp.
Jul 10, 2024 Hannaford ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Fractures Hosp.
Feb 20, 2024 General Motors Components Holdings ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Apr 24, 2025 King Ocean Services, Ltd. DANIA, FLORIDA Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Hosp.
Dec 18, 2024 Hilark Lufkin BENTON, ARKANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Dec 5, 2024 Honor Care Network Pennsylvania, Inc. PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Nov 5, 2024 NEWARK MANOR NURSING HOME NEWARK, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Jan 11, 2024 Dollar Tree PORT JEFFERSON, NEW YORK Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Hosp.