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Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Contact with cold objects or substances — Frostbite — VALDOSTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Employer Lowe's Home Centers, LLC Report ID 2019043736
Address Lowe's Georgia Regional Distribution Center #0962, 1550 Commerce Dr. City, State ZIP VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601
Event Date April 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Frostbite Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with cold objects or substances Source of Injury Propane
Secondary Source Propane tanks and cylinders
Industry (NAICS) 493190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.80000, -83.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was connecting a propane tank to a sweeper/scrubber machine. The tank began to leak and the employee's right hand was frostbitten by the gas. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2019, a worker at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered frostbite to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with cold objects or substances, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 52 severe injury reports involving "Contact with cold objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with cold objects or substances injuries.

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