Lowes Home Centers, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Lowes Home Centers, LLC | Report ID | 20191111755 |
| Address | 1201 Airport Blvd. | City, State ZIP | PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32504 |
| Event Date | November 12, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Buckets, baskets, pails |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.48000, -87.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A cashier was using three buckets stacked upside down as a step stool to install a flat cardboard box over the cashier's register hut's roof to keep the sun out. The buckets tipped over, causing her to fall about 2 feet to the ground. She suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On November 12, 2019, a worker at Lowes Home Centers, LLC in PENSACOLA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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