# Concussions at WALMART
> OSHA SIR `2019021595` · 2/12/2019 · CALAIS, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WALMART
- **Location:** 379 SOUTH STREET, CALAIS, MAINE, 04619
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working with another employee stripping wax off the floor. The injured employee backed into the area just mopped by the second employee, slipped and fell hitting his head on the floor. The employee suffered a concussion.

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