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Lowe's Companies Inc

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Companies Inc in MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS
Employer Lowe's Companies Inc Report ID 2017021832
Address 955 LOWES LANE City, State ZIP MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS 75457
Event Date February 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 444130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.16000, -95.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while closing a bay door with a hook/rod resulting in a spiral fracture to the right tibia.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2017, a worker at Lowe's Companies Inc in MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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