Fractures

Name: Fractures at Walmart
Start: 6/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066541 · 6/30/2018 · Walmart

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Walmart
Location: 960 Brookway Blve, BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39601
NAICS: 452112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a forklift basket, retrieving material from an upper shelf. Another forklift came around the corner and struck the basket, causing it to rotate. The employee suffered broken ribs and vertebrae.

Source

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