Fractures

Name: Fractures at Walmart Stores, Inc.
Start: 3/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015031554 · 3/28/2015 · Walmart Stores, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wheels, tire rims
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: Walmart Stores, Inc.
Location: 1801 Bell Isle Blvd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73118
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was mounting a spare tire onto a wheel that was brought in by a customer. The employee began airing up the tire when the bottom of the wheel blew out and launched the wheel into the air. The wheel hit the employee in the arm and hand. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and thumb.

Source

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