Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wal-Mart, 2825 North Kansas Expressway, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee became faint while directing a queue outside. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
An employee was throwing plastic trash into a large trash bag when her foot got caught on the bag, causing her to trip and fall. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a mouth injury.
On October 11, 2020, the injured employee was directing a passenger vehicle into the service bay. The vehicle pinned the injured employee against a tire machine. The injured employee sustained a fractured lower left leg requiring hospitalization.
An employee was stepping off a ladder cart when she fell from the last step, landing on the tile/concrete floor and suffering a broken leg and possible broken hip.
An employee was gathering carts in the storage area, tripped over pallet, and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip and a fractured wrist.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 452111)
An employee was performing a pre-operation assessment of an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack activated and pinned the employee's left leg against a guardrail, breaking the tibia. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee fell to the floor in a store, suffering a broken right femur, a contusion and inflammation under the right eye, and a contusion and inflammation to her left wrist and forearm.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.