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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021064451 · 6/1/2021 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Location
1201 KEYSTONE BLVD, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
NAICS
444110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a reach truck in the reverse position and lowering the forks. The truck struck a wood pallet, a piece of which broke off. The employee's right leg was pinned between the piece of wood and the truck's cab. The leg was broken, and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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