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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015031005 · 3/5/2015 · Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple leg locations, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Location
831 Highway 59 South, CLEVELAND, TEXAS, 77327
NAICS
452112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was auditing inventory/scanning freight using a ladder. The employee was holding on to the ladder with the right hand and held a telxon in the left hand. While descending the ladder, the employee missed the third step and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee landed on the left leg, breaking it in several places.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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