Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 1/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010447 · 1/14/2015 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 9605 NW H K Dodgen Loop, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76504
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a reach forklift when he struck a pallet that forced him against a compartment of the forklift when it came to an abrupt stop. The employee sustained injuries to the hip area that required an admission to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown