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Lowe's Home Improvement

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BEAR, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Improvement in BEAR, DELAWARE
Employer Lowe's Home Improvement Report ID 2023032299
Address 1030 East Songsmith Drive City, State ZIP BEAR, DELAWARE 19701
Event Date March 14, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Furniture, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # 1656591
GPS Coordinates 39.63000, -75.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped over a piece of banding sticking out from a vanity. The employee fell, sustaining a hip injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2023, a worker at Lowe's Home Improvement in BEAR, DELAWARE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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