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SALEM, VA —

OSHA Injury Report: WM 1309

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at WM 1309 in 1851 W MAIN ST, SALEM, VA 24153 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cASHIER in warehouse Clubs and Supercenters.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
WM 1309
Parent company
Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Street
1851 W MAIN ST
City
SALEM
State
VA
ZIP
24153
On-site location
CHECKOUT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Difficulty Breathing 59|Respiratory Body Systems-N|Absorption Ingestion Inhalation|Chemical-Compounds

What happened

I WAS CHECKING SOMEONE OUT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN A BAG OF CHLORINE. WHEN I WENT TO SCAN THE PACKAGE IT POOFED UP AND I INHALED SOME.

Injury or illness

RESPIRATORY COMPLICATION

Object or substance involved

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

Summary line

I WAS CHECKING SOMEONE OUT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN A BAG OF [REDACTED] WHEN I WENT TO SCAN THE PACKAGE IT POOFED UP AND I INHALED SOME

Employee and industry

Job description
CASHIER
SOC code
41-2011 — Cashiers
NAICS code
455211 — Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
303
Total hours worked
473546
EIN
710862119
Establishment ID
1394797
Employer case #
C5597168

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:00
Time of incident
17:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06MAR26:15:49:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.