# Concussions at Walmart
> OSHA SIR `20241211307` · 12/7/2024 · MONONA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart
- **Location:** 2151 Royal Avenue, MONONA, WISCONSIN, 53713
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 7, 2024, at approximately 10:35 AM, an employee was using an elevator to bring cardboard from a lower level to an upper level. They tripped over an empty pallet and fell, striking their head on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a concussion.

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