Lowes Home Center #1805

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway - Fractures - CLARKSBURG, West Virginia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes Home Center #1805 in CLARKSBURG, West Virginia
Employer Lowes Home Center #1805
Address 40 Clarksburg Rd
City, State ZIP CLARKSBURG, West Virginia 26301
Report ID 2019055490
Event Date May 31, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source of Injury Tractor, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444110
GPS Coordinates 39.00541, -80.23439

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Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to load a tractor into the bed of a pickup truck when the tractor flipped and landed on top of him. He was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae in the back.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2019, a worker at Lowes Home Center #1805 in CLARKSBURG, West Virginia suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with tractor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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