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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010006 · 1/1/2024 · Lowe's Home Improvement

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Wood building materials unspecified form
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Lowe's Home Improvement
Location
118 New Jersey 35, EATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07724
NAICS
444130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was acting as a spotter while a forklift pulled a lumber order off a shelf. Lumber fell off the forklift and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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