Lowe's Home Improvement

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — MARION, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Improvement in MARION, OHIO
Employer Lowe's Home Improvement Report ID 2019010939
Address 1840 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd. City, State ZIP MARION, OHIO 43302
Event Date January 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.58000, -83.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking across the parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2019, a worker at Lowe's Home Improvement in MARION, OHIO suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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