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Accident Summary Nr: 133976.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 133976.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/04/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1506523.01512/10/2020452910Walmart Inc.

Abstract: At about 3:09 p.m. on December 4, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that operated a nationwide chain of big box retail stores, warehouse clubs, and supercenters. The employee was working at a supercenter. She and at least one coworker were cleaning up pallets and material in the grocery receiving area. She was pulling a pallet jack, when she walked around or behind a forklift that was in operation. The forklift's operator backed up when the employee was behind the forklift. The forklift backed over the employee's right ankle and fractured it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Backing Up, Broken Bone, Cleaning, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Industrial Truck, Loading Dock, Miscommunication, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Retail, Retail Store, Run Over, Struck By, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury
1 1506523.015 56 F Hospitalized injury

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