Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123748.015 - Employee lacerates eye in fall when struck by pizza cart

Accident Summary Nr: 123748.015 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 02/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460698.015	02/04/2020		722513	Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.

Abstract: On February 4, 2020, an employee was working for a warehouse superstore in the pizza production area. As the employee was pulling a pizza tier cart, the wheel got stuck on the floor. The employee tripped and grabbed the cart, falling backwards and causing the cart to hit her in the face. The employee lacerated her right eyebrow, was hospitalized, and required 38 stitches to her right eye.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cart, Cut, Department Store, Eye, Face, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Food Preparation, Grocery Store, Hand Tool, Head, Laceration, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Struck By, Stuck, Wheel, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1460698.015	38	F	Hospitalized injury

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