# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at Walmart
> OSHA SIR `2020054929` · 5/28/2020 · LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heart
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart
- **Location:** 1100 Thornton Rd, LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30122
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been mopping and hand scrubbing spilled paint off the floor. The employee lost consciousness due to a possible heart attack. He fell and struck his head on a pallet jack.

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