MINOOKA, ILLINOIS—
Walmart, Inc.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Walmart, Inc., 201 S MCLINDEN RD, MINOOKA, ILLINOIS 60447 on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift to a charging station to park. His left foot was caught between the vehicle and an angle iron barrier. He suffered a cut and a fracture to the foot and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee was stacking a pallet when the pallet fell, injuring her left leg. She was hospitalized and had surgery on her left leg.
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