Lowes Home Center, LLC
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Lowes Home Center, LLC | Report ID | 2016099112 |
| Address | 15547 Woodwick Ave | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816 |
| Event Date | September 27, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Neck and back |
| Event Type | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 443111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.45000, -91.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading drywall from a forklift. The weight of the drywall caused the forklift to tilt as the drywall was being moved off the forks. As soon as the drywall was fully removed from the forks, the truck tilted back in place and injured the employee, who suffered major swelling of the neck/spine and required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On September 27, 2016, a worker at Lowes Home Center, LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the neck and back. The incident was classified as struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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