Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Supercenter, 1150 U.S. 60, REPUBLIC, MISSOURI 65738
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was stocking shelves and while lifting a box heard a crack in their back. The employee was hospitalized with a broken back.
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