NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS—
Walmart Distribution Center
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Walmart Distribution Center, 3900 N IH 35, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 78130 on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an air conditioning unit in the mezzanine area when they fell off the platform and through the ceiling to the closet approximately 9 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder.
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NEW CANEY, TEXAS—
Walmart Distribution Center
An employee was performing housekeeping duties when she noticed a pallet stuck on conveyor rollers. She went to adjust the pallet when her left little finger became stuck between the pallet and the curbing of the conveyor, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
MONROE, GEORGIA—
Walmart Distribution Center
The injured employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to pull empty pallets from racks. She was backing up when another employee honked their horn to alert her of their presence. The injured employee's forklift then moved forward and struck a rack. Her left foot was fractured.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA—
Walmart Distribution Center
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when his finger got caught between the truck frame and a storage rack, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
DAVENPORT, FLORIDA—
Walmart Distribution Center
An employee was installing a gear box drive on a forklift when their finger became caught between gears. The employee sustained a right index fingertip amputation.
ARCADIA, FLORIDA—
WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER
An employee was filling orders when their foot was caught between two pieces of equipment, fracturing bones in the foot.
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