Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Lowe's Home Improvement
Start: 12/28/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211705 · 12/28/2023 · Lowe's Home Improvement

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Toilets, urinals
Secondary source: Trash compactors

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Improvement
Location: 1000 Nitro Market Place, CROSS LANES, WEST VIRGINIA, 25313
NAICS: 444130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.

Source

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