Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Wal-Mart Store #1012
Start: 8/13/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085779 · 8/13/2015 · Wal-Mart Store #1012

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Wal-Mart Store #1012
Location: 120 Frances Lane, BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN, 53916
NAICS: 452112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was outside behind the store removing toy freight from a storage container. The storage container door was open at the time. A gust of wind blew the door shut on the employee's ankle, giving him a large gash. His Achilles tendon was severed, requiring surgery.

Source

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