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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437635

WALMART SUPERCENTER #878

Event
Foot, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Retail, Retail Store, Run Over, Severed, Struck By, Tendon
NAICS
452210
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345582498
Employer profile
WALMART SUPERCENTER #878
Summary number
221437635
Report ID
0418100

Event description

Employee Severs Tendon To Foot While Using Electric Pallet J

Investigation abstract

At 5:40 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack in the back room of a department store. While moving pallets with the electric pallet jack, the employee ran over his right foot and severed the tendon to his foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    883

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