Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492204 - Employee Is Injured When Caught Between Shelf and Handle

Accident Summary Nr: 201492204 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312910219	06/05/2009	5311	452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Abstract: At 12:24 a.m. on May 3, 2009, Employee #1 was placing a pallet of product in the aisle way of a Walmart Distribution Center. As she was maneuvering around another pallet of product, she got pinned between a shelf and the powered equipment's steering handle. The employee sustained a swollen right hip/leg injury and was taken to Sierra View Hospital in Porterville, California. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, PALLET, HIP, LEG, STEERING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312910219			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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