Health · Public Health & Disease · 10 hrs ago
Dozens of workers fall ill at Walmart distribution center in Tennessee
Dozens of workers became sick at a Walmart distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee, late Thursday.
Emergency crews treated 25 to 30 people at the site, and 19 were taken to hospital.
No deaths were reported.
Local reports said food poisoning was suspected, but officials have not confirmed the cause or how the workers became ill.
The illnesses happened over a few overnight hours, according to a food safety law firm’s description of the incident.
Walmart said customers were not thought to be at risk and that it was working with local emergency and health officials.
The center stores goods and ships online orders, but it is unclear whether it distributes food.
The investigation is ongoing.
Emergency services responded to reports of a possible food-related illness at a Walmart distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Nineteen workers were taken to hospital, and 25 to 30 received treatment at the center.
No deaths were reported, and emergency services remained at the site until Friday morning.
Officials had not identified the cause of the illnesses.
Walmart said it was working with local emergency and health officials and that customers were not thought to be at risk.
- Who
- Workers at a Walmart distribution center; 19 were taken to hospital.
- What
- Dozens of workers fell ill in a suspected food-related illness outbreak.
- When
- Late Thursday; emergency services remained on site until Friday morning.
- Where
- A Walmart distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee.
- Why
- The cause was not stated; officials had not determined what led to the illnesses.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Emergency services responded to reports of a worker experiencing possible food-related illness at the distribution center.
Responders found many workers sick and called for backup.
Nineteen workers had been taken to hospital, 25 to 30 had received treatment at the center, and emergency services left the site.
- Location
- Lebanon, Tennessee
- Hospitalized
- 19 workers
- Treated at the center
- 25 to 30 patients
- Deaths
- None reported
- Facility size
- 925,000 square feet
- Employees
- About 300 workers
What people are saying
The health and safety of our associates is a top priority.
We’re working with local emergency management and health officials as they investigate.
female experiencing symptoms of a possible food-related illness
workplace cluster, sudden onset over a few overnight hours and predominantly vomiting
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