A Texas Walmart Worker Suffers a Back Injury, Per OSHA
The report on serious May 2021 workplace injuries suffered by workers across the U.S. was recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Included were details on a work accident suffered by a Texas Walmart employee. Like Home Depot, Amazon, and Lowe’s, Walmart is a major employer who likely does not subscribe to the Texas program of workers’ comp insurance. Many different types of injuries commonly occur in warehouse and truck loading work environments. There are many other kinds of settings in which employees may suffer injury, however, and such was the case with the Texas on-the-job accident that happened on May 18, 2021, at Walmart Store 601 in San Angelo, Texas.
The NAICS Code for this Walmart location is 452111, which is the Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores) industry. The following is from the OSHA summary about the Texas Walmart work injury.
A Walmart Employee Suffers a Back Injury
- At Walmart Store 601 located at 5501 Sherwood Way in San Angelo, TX, 76904, an employee was opening a freezer door on May 18, 2021, when she allegedly suffered a serious workplace injury. She lost her grip on the freezer door handle and fell to the floor. The Walmart employee suffered a back injury, was hospitalized, and would possibly require surgery.
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