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LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC.

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — AUGUSTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC. in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Employer LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC. Report ID 2016054712
Address 224 BOBBY JONES EXPRESSWAY City, State ZIP AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30907
Event Date May 28, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Barbed-wire fences
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.49000, -82.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing a gate. A forklift driver came to help the employee. The unattended forklift then went backwards and pinned the employee against a wire fence, fracturing the employee's pelvis.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2016, a worker at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC. in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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