Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. # 0459, 10300 Industrial Blvd NE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30014
on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was stocking items on a shelf when she tripped over a box on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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