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Lowes Home Centers, Inc. #1572

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowes Home Centers, Inc. #1572 in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lowes Home Centers, Inc. #1572 Report ID 2022021057
Address 1400 E. Lincoln Hwy City, State ZIP LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19047
Event Date February 3, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -74.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to place merchandise on an elevated rack when they fell backward off the ladder, resulting in an injured left hip.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2022, a worker at Lowes Home Centers, Inc. #1572 in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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