Lowes Home Improvement

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — UNION, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes Home Improvement in UNION, NEW JERSEY
Employer Lowes Home Improvement Report ID 20161110912
Address 1721 Morris Ave City, State ZIP UNION, NEW JERSEY 07083
Event Date November 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # 1199042
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -74.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating the forklift in the yard. When he made a turn to return to the building, the forklift tipped over and rolled onto his foot.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2016, a worker at Lowes Home Improvement in UNION, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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