Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Store 0942, 10500 West Colonial Drive, OCOEE, FLORIDA 34761
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing behind the counter. As he walked away from the cash register, he tripped on a box and fell, striking his head on the edge of the counter. The employee sustained a head laceration and a broken hip.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was collecting shopping carts in the parking lot when he was struck by a customer's truck as it was backing out of a parking spot. The truck pinned the employee's left leg against the cart mule they were using. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg and required surgery.
An employee was on a ladder, gathering materials from a shelf. She slipped and fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, suffering a broken heel and foot.
An employee slipped on water in a hallway and fell to the floor, landing on his left side and head. He sustained a back strain/sprain and was hospitalized.
An employee had been having lunch in her car in the parking lot. When she exited her car, her left knee gave out and she fell on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.