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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016099205 · 9/30/2016 · Lowe's Home Centers, 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
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Location
2773 E. EldoradoParkway, LITTLE ELM, TEXAS, 75068
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and two coworkers were reverse-rolling a 110-foot roll of carpet for a scheduled carpet installation. After reverse-rolling the carpet, the team proceeded to operate the carpet machine in order to shrink-wrap it. During this process, the carpet fell off the machine and struck the injured employee in the left leg, breaking the kneecap and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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