Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221448111

WALMART INC.

Event
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Department Store, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Ladder, Leg, Lost Balance, Stocking
NAICS
452210
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345764336
Employer profile
WALMART INC.
Summary number
221448111
Report ID
0953220

Event description

Employee falls from ladder cart and fractures leg

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 a.m. on January 27, 2022, an employee was using a ladder and stair cart to stock shelves with product when she lost her balance and fell from the top step of the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fracture to her left leg.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 63 F

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    365

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