Fall on same level due to slipping · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WALMART STORES INC., 4201 N BELT HWY, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64506
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was applying wax to the floors when he walked on the wax, slipped, lost his balance, and fell, hitting his head on
a clothing rack before ultimately hitting the ground. He suffered a hemorrhage and laceration to the head.
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