LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — FENTON, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC in FENTON, MISSOURI
Employer LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC Report ID 2018088417
Address 1 Gravois Bluffs Plaza Dr. City, State ZIP FENTON, MISSOURI 63026
Event Date August 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.50000, -90.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking near the front end of a store when she tripped/fell over a box, fracturing her tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2018, a worker at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC in FENTON, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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