# Strains at WALMART
> OSHA SIR `2015118974` · 11/29/2015 · SKOWHEGAN, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** WALMART
- **Location:** 60 FAIRGROUNDS MARKET PLAZA, SKOWHEGAN, MAINE, 04976
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading boxes inside a trailer. A 35 lb. box of batteries fell and struck the employee in the head. The employee suffered a muscle strain in the neck and possible cracked or broken vertebrae.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*