Lowe's Home Centers, LLC.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. in MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA
Employer Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. Report ID 20171111197
Address 1700 Blanding Blvd. City, State ZIP MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA 32068
Event Date November 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.11000, -81.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing at a hardware desk when a coworker retrieved a tool box from a shelf and it fell on the employee, causing him to fall backward onto the floor. He was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2017, a worker at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. in MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. 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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