Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC , 150 N. I-35 East, LANCASTER, TEXAS 75146
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing palletized seasonal items from a shipping container located behind the store using a pallet jack. A pallet was wedged by another pallet approximately 12 feet inside of the container. The employee on the pallet jack asked another employee to unjam the pallet. That employee's leg slipped on the wet floor of the container and struck the jack, injuring his foot.
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