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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20161211657 · 12/15/2016 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Location
1235 State Route 13, HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK, 14845
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to offload a compressor from a delivery truck and slipped on snow that had accumulated on the lift gate. The employee fell into the bed of the truck and the compressor landed on and fractured his ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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