Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — STUART, FLORIDA
| Employer | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Report ID | 2020010816 |
| Address | 3620 SE Federal Highway | City, State ZIP | STUART, FLORIDA 34997 |
| Event Date | January 24, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hip(s) and leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444130 | Inspection # | 1460433 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.16000, -80.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working from an order picker, pulling a freezer off a shelf. He fell several feet to the ground below, suffering leg and hip injuries. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 24, 2020, a worker at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in STUART, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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