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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016065406 · 6/17/2016 · Lowes Home Center, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Doors, except garage and vehicle
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Lowes Home Center, LLC
Location
1340 Bowens Mill Road SE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31533
NAICS
444130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a door on a cart from the exterior to the interior of the store when a gust of wind caused the door to strike her in the leg, breaking her knee and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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