Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Walmart, Inc.
Start: 6/22/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065941 · 6/22/2025 · Walmart, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source: Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: Walmart, Inc.
Location: 8585 MEMORIAL BLVD, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS: 452319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, helping a customer get an item from a stock room. While he was stopping an item from falling, the ladder tilted and he fell to the ground. He suffered a broken rib and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Source

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