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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024099052 · 9/27/2024 · Walmart Store 6485

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip joint(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Non-riding pallet jack

Employer

Name
Walmart Store 6485
Location
16100 Harlem Ave, TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, 60477
NAICS
452311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to remove an electric jack that was stuck in an empty pallet. She was standing on top of the empty pallet when the pallet jack became unstuck, causing the pallet to move and the employee to fall to the ground, striking her head. She suffered a fractured left hip requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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