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Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — OCALA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in OCALA, FLORIDA
Employer Lowe's Home Centers, LLC Report ID 2020066013
Address Lowe's Home Improvement store 2753, 7575 SW 90th St City, State ZIP OCALA, FLORIDA 34476
Event Date June 27, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Pickup truck
Secondary Source Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.11000, -82.24000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were in the bed of a customer's pickup truck, moving a grill to the back of the bed. The customer removed his ratchet straps from the truck's cab and threw them on the ground. When one of the two employees stepped down from the truck bed, his left foot landed on top of the ratchet. The employee went to the ground and the foot was broken.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2020, a worker at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in OCALA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck 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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