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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417926

WALMART STORES EAST LP

Event
Auto Lift, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Grate, Fracture, Tibia, Walking Surface
NAICS
452311
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345675326
Employer profile
WALMART STORES EAST LP
Summary number
221417926
Report ID
0522000

Event description

Employee fractures tibia in fall from upper level of auto ba

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee and his coworker were changing oil on a customer's vehicle. The employee was working on the upper level of the bay while his coworker was in the pit below. The employee stepped on red grate and the grating shifted because one of the bolts holding it in place had sheared off. The employee fell approximately 7 feet to the lower-level floor grating, fracturing his right tibia. The employee was hospitalized. His coworker was struck in the back of his head by the falling red grate but stated that he was uninjured and did not require medical treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    505

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