Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221598865

LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTERS, LLC.

Event
Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Stocking, Storage Rack, Struck By
NAICS
444110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346654338
Employer profile
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTERS, LLC.
Summary number
221598865
Report ID
0355116

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling object

Investigation abstract

At 8:45 p.m. on April 23, 2023, an employee was restocking material, approximately eight feet in height on an elevated shelf. The material fell on the employee, and the employee fell backward and struck his head on the shelfing unit on the opposite side of the aisle. The employee suffered fractures and lacerations to the head and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Event type
    6

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