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Lowes

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HILLSBORO, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes in HILLSBORO, OHIO
Employer Lowes Report ID 2015107629
Address 107 Careytown Rd City, State ZIP HILLSBORO, OHIO 45133
Event Date October 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -83.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell or jumped off a truck at the loading dock and broke the left leg.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2015, a worker at Lowes in HILLSBORO, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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