Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-30 | Clinton | New Jersey | WALMART STORE #2582 | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was grabbing an apparel cart when her foot got caught on the rack, causing her to trip. Her knee struck the floor and was injured; she was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Aurora | Colorado | Walmart #5137 | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a pallet while retrieving apparel boxes. As she turned around to dismount the pallet, her foot was caught on a piece of plastic and she fell to the floor. She landed on and broke her left shoulder. | |||||
2018-05-07 | Choctaw | Oklahoma | Walmart 4195 | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After processing apparel freight in a back room, an employee went to the break room to cool down when her left arm and neck started hurting and she still felt hot. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-02-16 | Melbourne | Florida | Walmart | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a rolling apparel rack and struck the floor, breaking her femur. | |||||
2015-07-03 | Humble | Texas | Walmart | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee sorting clothes tripped on an apparel rack. The employee could not get up from the floor after falling and required hospitalization and surgery. |