Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Neighborhood Market, 2305 North Central Expressway, DALLAS, TEXAS 75204
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s) and arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was getting up out of a wheelchair when he got caught up and fell into a shopping cart corral, injuring his right arm and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and arm(s)Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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