Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312910219 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 312910219

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 06/05/2009

Site Address:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
1300 South "F" Street
Porterville, CA 93257

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5311

NAICS: 452112/Discount Department Stores

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362061640

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201492204

Event: 05/03/2009

Employee Is Injured When Caught Between Shelf and Handle

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	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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