# Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages at WALMART STORES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018088505` · 8/18/2018 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WALMART STORES INC.
- **Location:** 4201 N BELT HWY, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64506
- **NAICS:** 442299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was applying wax to the floors when he walked on the wax, slipped, lost his balance, and fell, hitting his head on 
a clothing rack before ultimately hitting the ground. He suffered a hemorrhage and laceration to the head.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*