Walmart, Inc.

Twisting, reaching, bending — Dislocations — MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS
Employer Walmart, Inc. Report ID 2025055144
Address 2000 ORCHARD RD City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS 60538
Event Date May 31, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocations Body Part Hip joint(s)
Event Type Twisting, reaching, bending Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Clothing
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.72000, -88.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee dropped a piece of clothing on the sales floor. She bent over to pick it up and her hip dislocated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2025, a worker at Walmart, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS suffered dislocations to the hip joint(s). The incident was classified as twisting, reaching, bending, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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