OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221598865
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTERS, LLC.
STAUNTON, VA—
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
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Event type
- 6
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