Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506523.015	12/10/2020		452910	Walmart 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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