Fractures

Name: Fractures at Walmart Distribution Center
Start: 1/31/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010988 · 1/31/2023 · Walmart Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Walmart Distribution Center
Location: 3900 N IH 35, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an air conditioning unit in the mezzanine area when they fell off the platform and through the ceiling to the closet approximately 9 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder.

Source

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