# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109211` · 10/2/2024 · SEMMES, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 7855 Moffett Road, SEMMES, ALABAMA, 36575
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a top stock cart when they missed a step and fell onto the floor. The employee sustained a bruise and lacerations below their knee and on their ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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