Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Start: 7/15/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076639 · 7/15/2020 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Location: 1930 1st Street N, NAMPA, IDAHO, 83686
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to move a refrigerator from the shipping container to the receiving area. While moving the appliance onto the dock plate, the weight of the refrigerator caused her to fall onto her back and the refrigerator landed on top of her. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown