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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2019088518 · 8/18/2019 · Walmart Supercenter #746

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Walmart Supercenter #746
Location
3401 South 31st Street, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76502
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was at a register checking out customers. The employee scanned toilet paper and proceeded to grab the hand-held scanner. The employee was walking around the bag carousel to the customer's cart when the employee's foot was caught on the corner of the fixed carousel. The employee tripped, lost balance, and fell to the ground, suffering a lower body fracture and muscle tears.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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