Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Distribution Center #6099, 2686 Commerce Road, MACCLENNY, FLORIDA 32063
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was manually operating a dock plate at a shipping dock door. As the plate was being lowered to the floor, the employee lost control of the plate, slipped, and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken left femur.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Loading docks, dock plates
More severe injuries at Walmart Distribution Center #6099
An employee was driving a forklift to the shipping dock when he struck a shrink wrap machine. His left leg was caught between the forklift and the machine's guardrail, resulting in laceration to his left leg that required hospitalization.
An employee was moving a pallet from one location to another when he struck an upright support beam for a racking system. His left hip struck the upright beam, resulting in a broken pelvis on his left side. He was hospitalized.
An employee was using a pike to move a pallet of sugar that was stuck in the powder racking. The employee fell backward, landing on his right leg. The employee's leg was fractured and he was hospitalized.
An employee was performing maintenance on a jammed roller belt in the back room and was working to free a jam on an overhead roller conveyor. The employee lost his balance on the conveyor and fell. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured left leg.
An employee was throwing broken-down boxes into the dumpster when he fell backward and his head hit the ground, resulting in internal bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.
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.