Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart, 460 Hospital Rd, NEW ROADS, LOUISIANA 70760
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee's ankle was pinned between a pallet jack and a pole outside the store, resulting in a compound fracture to the ankle. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
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