Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lowe's Home Centers LLC
Start: 10/28/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010228 · 10/28/2020 · Lowe's Home Centers LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Centers LLC
Location: Store # 2516, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, 75028
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking out a customer whose purchases were on a flatbed shopping cart. The employee tripped over the end of the cart and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a spleen injury.

Source

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