Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC

Fall on same level n.e.c. — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — ALBANY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC in ALBANY, GEORGIA
Employer Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC Report ID 2024076031
Address 1200 North Westover Boulevard City, State ZIP ALBANY, GEORGIA 31707
Event Date July 5, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level n.e.c. Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 452210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.61000, -84.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving an umbrella from a storage container. He lost his footing and fell backward, causing umbrellas that he was holding to fall on top of him. He then struck his head on the floor of the storage container. The employee was hospitalized for a potential subdural hematoma.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2024, a worker at Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC in ALBANY, GEORGIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level n.e.c., with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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