Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Lowe's Home Improvements
Start: 12/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211284 · 12/6/2024 · Lowe's Home Improvements

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source: Other constructed surface
Secondary source: Structural barriers n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Improvements
Location: 104 Valley Vista Drive, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16803
NAICS: 444130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a customer at the checkout when she stepped backward onto an aisle blocker, causing her to fall and twist her ankle. The employee sustained a fractured and dislocated ankle.

Source

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