# Fractures at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210308` · 12/1/2021 · WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 1400 Old Chillicothe Road Southeast, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 43160
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking orders. A forklift knocked 11 pounds of material loose from a 16.6-foot overhead rack, and the material fell onto the employee. The employee suffered a scalp laceration and a broken left ankle.

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