Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221564016

WALMART #4130

Event
Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ladder, Natural Causes, Stocking, Storage Rack
NAICS
453998
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346672819
Employer profile
WALMART #4130
Summary number
221564016
Report ID
0625400

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from stock cart ladder

Investigation abstract

At 1:40 p.m. on May 1, 2023, an employee was moving food stock items from a storage shelf to a lower-level shelf for consumers to purchase. The employee was stepping off the stock cart ladder and fell. The employee fell to the ground from approximately two feet and sustained a concussion. The employee was killed. It is still to be determined if there was a possible medical issue that led to the fall/fatality.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 F

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    365

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