Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Supercenter, 8970 Pensacola Blvd, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32534
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stocking in a frozen food department when she was thrown off balance by an L-cart of freight and the tape around it. She stumbled and twisted her right ankle. The ankle was dislocated and fractured, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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