Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lowe's Home Centers, LLC Report ID 2021064451
Address 1201 KEYSTONE BLVD City, State ZIP POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17901
Event Date June 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -76.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a reach truck in the reverse position and lowering the forks. The truck struck a wood pallet, a piece of which broke off. The employee's right leg was pinned between the piece of wood and the truck's cab. The leg was broken, and the employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2021, a worker at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC in POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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