Lowes Home Centers LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes Home Centers LLC in BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer Lowes Home Centers LLC Report ID 2020098484
Address 133 Bordelaise Dr City, State ZIP BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS 62223
Event Date September 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Head, neck, and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.55000, -90.07000

Incident Narrative

On 9/5/2020, at approximately 10:40 a.m., a Lowe's employee was making a delivery at a customer's home. The employee had positioned a washer on the lift gate of the delivery truck and was attempting to step around the washer when he fell off the lift gate, which was raised several feet off the ground. As the employee fell, he grabbed the washer and pulled it down on top of him. The washer landed on his abdomen. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs, a fractured C7 vertebra, and a head injury.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2020, a worker at Lowes Home Centers LLC in BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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