Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Walmart Stores Inc.
Start: 5/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054758 · 5/30/2023 · Walmart Stores Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Walmart Stores Inc.
Location: 525 N Cities Service Hwy, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70663
NAICS: 452112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing work tasks when he was struck by a vehicle that was pulling into the auto center for repair. The employee sustained tears to their left anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and posterior cruciate ligament, as well as a popliteal laceration.

Source

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