Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Lowe's Home Improvement
Start: 12/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211462 · 12/18/2023 · Lowe's Home Improvement

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Improvement
Location: 25 Rohrerstown Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
NAICS: 453998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually unloading a pallet at floor level. They stepped onto the pallet and picked up a box. When stepping back off, the employee lost their balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a left wrist fracture and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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