Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WALMART SUPERCENTER, 12495 STATE ROUTE 143, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS 62249
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was getting off a ladder when she missed the last step, fell to the ground, and suffered a crushed bone in the left knee. She was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was walking through the apparel department when she bumped into another employee, causing her to fall to the ground and land on her hip. The employee was hospitalized and had hip surgery.
An employee was walking in the self-checkout area when they tripped on a power cable that was on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right arm.
On April 11, 2025, an employee left the facility to retrieve a weapon. He returned to the facility and fired at his co-workers onsite. One co-worker was hospitalized.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
Two employees were removing a service lift platform from the back of a radar system. While handling the service lift platform, employee 2 was standing on the back of the radar and lost their footing, causing the service lift platform to shift and fall. The injured employee then fell from the top of the platform electronic subsystem (PES) to the floor, approximately 56 inches. The injured employee fractured his left elbow and left hip.
An employee fell from a loading dock to the ground 2-3 feet below. She suffered a compound fracture of the left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
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